An agricultural pick-up reel (10) having a tine mounting bracket (25) for connecting tines (22) to the tine bars (20) of the agricultural pick-up reel. The tines include a coiled spring section (23) at the base of the tine and adjacent to the tine bar connection. The improved mounting bracket (25) includes a flange (33) that extends in adjacent contact with a portion (21) of the coiled spring section (23) and inhibits lateral deflection of the tine spring.
