| 摘要 |
The disclosed trot-line reel is used for reeling and unreeling a trot-line having a multiplicity of leaders secured thereto at spaced intervals therealong, with fish hooks at the ends of the leaders. The reel comprises a cylindrical shaft with a spool mounted thereon and having first and second end flanges. The shaft has first and second end portions projecting from the spool beyond the corresponding end flanges. The first end flange has an edge portion with a multiplicity of slots therein for receiving the leaders of the trot-line. Numerous rubber bands are anchored around the first end portion of the shaft for receiving the hooks of the trot-line with the rubber bands stretched to maintain the leaders under tension to prevent tangling of the leaders and the hooks. A split ring, such as a key ring, may be retained around the end of the shaft to anchor the rubber bands. The split ring makes it easy to add new rubber bands, when needed to replace broken bands. To receive the split ring, the shaft may have an end cap or other element with an annular shoulder against which the ring is retained. The second end portion of the shaft provides a handle and also may be inserted into an oar-lock socket on a boat. The spool may have a cylindrical body with a plurality of outwardly projecting longitudinal ridges for causing portions of the trot-line to be spaced away from the body, so as to facilitate the drying of the trot-line.
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