SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPLEMENTING A CENTER-PIN HOUSING-FREE REEL WITH VARIABLE RESISTANCE BRAKING AND A CASTING PIVOT UPON A TRANSAXIAL PLANE
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for implementing a center-pin housing-free reel with variable resistance braking and a casting pivot upon a transaxial plane are described herein. For example, according to one embodiment there is a fishing rod and reel system, including: a fishing rod； a fishing reel assembly； and in which the fishing reel assembly includes: a rotatable mount having a mount segment which is to affix the fishing reel assembly with a mount receiver of a fishing rod and a rotating segment, in which the rotating segment pivots upon an axis separate from the mount segment； a structural brace affixed to the rotating segment of the rotatable mount； a centerpin mount affixed to the structural brace at a first end of the centerpin； a reel mounted upon the centerpin and affixed to the centerpin via a fastener secured to a second end of the centerpin, in which the reel is to rotate upon the centerpin between the structural brace and the fastener； a variable resistance braking assembly affixed to the rotating segment of the rotatable mount, in which the variable resistance braking assembly is to pivot with the reel, in which the variable resistance braking assembly includes at least (i) a lever, (ii) a spring, and (iii) a resistance contact point oriented at a portion of the lever which makes physical contact with the reel； and in which the spring has a preload to pull the resistance contact point of the lever into the reel and further in which braking force of the variable resistance braking assembly is increased when the lever is pressed into the reel and decreased or negated when the variable resistance braking assembly is retracted from the reel. Other related embodiments are disclosed.
