Fishing line spool holder

Abstract

A fishing line spool holder capable of holding multiple spools of differing sizes, the spool holder having braking members to retard rotation of a spool when line is being unwound from the spool. The spool holder has removable rods such that differing groupings of spools with different sizes may be accommodated.

1 . A fishing line spool holding device comprising:
 a removable large spool retaining rod adapted to retain a large spool, a removable small spool retaining rod adapted to retain one or more small spools, and a removable midsize spool retaining rod adapted to retain a midsize spool; and   brake members associated with each said retaining rod, said brake members positioned and adapted to contact said small, midsize and large spools to retard rotation of said spools.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , said spools comprising a body with a pair of ends and fishing line wound onto said body, wherein said brake members associated with said large spool retaining rod comprise a pair of brake members positioned so as to contact said ends of said large spool. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , said spools comprising a body with a pair of ends and fishing line wound onto said body, wherein said brake members associated with said small spool retaining rod comprise a brake member positioned so as to contact said fishing line on said body of said small spool. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein said brake members associated with said small spool retaining rod comprise a brake member positioned so as to contact said fishing line on said body of said small spool. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , said spools comprising a body with a pair of ends and fishing line wound onto said body, wherein said brake member associated with said midsize spool retaining rod comprise a brake member positioned so as to contact said fishing line on said body of said midsize spool. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein said brake member associated with said midsize spool retaining rod comprises a brake member positioned so as to contact said fishing line on said body of said midsize spool. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein said brake member associated with said midsize spool retaining rod comprises a brake member positioned so as to contact said fishing line on said body of said midsize spool. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of paired rod receiving apertures positioned to receive said large spool rod, said small spool rod and said midsize spool rod, there being a plurality of paired rod receiving apertures for said midsize spool rod. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , each of said brake members comprising a main body, a contact flange connected to said main body and an attachment flange connected to said main body. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein said main bodies of said brake members are thin metal strips. 
     
     
         11 . A fishing line spool holding device comprising:
 a housing comprising a base, a pair of side walls, and a plurality of paired rod receiving apertures disposed in said side walls;   one said paired rod receiving apertures receiving a removable large spool retaining rod retaining a large spool, one said paired rod receiving apertures receiving a removable small spool retaining rod retaining one or more small spools, and a plurality of said paired rod receiving apertures receiving a removable midsize spool retaining rod retaining a midsize spool; and   brake members associated with each said retaining rod, said brake members positioned in contact with said small, midsize and large spools to retard rotation of said spools.   
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein said spools each comprise a body with a pair of ends and fishing line wound onto said body, and wherein said large spool ends have a diameter of about eight inches, said small spool ends have a diameter of about two to four inches, and said midsize spool ends have a diameter of about four to six inches. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein said brake members associated with said large spool retaining rod comprise a pair of brake members positioned so as to contact said ends of said large spool, said brake members associated with said small spool retaining rod comprise a brake member positioned so as to contact said fishing line on said body of said small spool; and said brake member associated with said midsize spool retaining rod comprises a brake member positioned so as to contact said fishing line on said body of said midsize spool. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein said large spool cannot be retained on said large spool retaining rod and said midsize spool cannot be retained on said midsize spool retaining rod simultaneously. 
     
     
         15 . A fishing line spool holding device comprising:
 a housing comprising a base, a pair of side walls, and a plurality of paired rod receiving apertures disposed in said side walls;   one said paired rod receiving apertures receiving a removable large spool retaining rod adapted to retain a large spool, one said paired rod receiving apertures receiving a removable small spool retaining rod adapted to retain one or more small spools, and a plurality of said paired rod receiving apertures receiving a removable midsize spool retaining rod adapted to retain a midsize spool;   said paired rod receiving apertures receiving said removable small spool retaining rod being positioned toward the front of said housing, said paired rod receiving apertures receiving said removable large spool retaining rod being positioned toward the center of said housing and higher than said paired rod receiving apertures receiving said removable small spool retaining rod, and said plurality of said paired rod receiving apertures receiving a removable midsize spool retaining rod being positioned rearward and lower than said paired rod receiving apertures receiving said removable large spool retaining rod, whereby said large spool retaining rod and said midsize spool retaining rod cannot be used simultaneously; and   brake members mounted to said base and associated with each said retaining rod, said brake members positioned and adapted to contact said small, midsize and large spools to retard rotation of said spools;   said brake members comprising a main body, a contact flange connected to said main body and an attachment flange connected to said main body, said main body being thin metal strip.   
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 15 , said spools comprising a body with a pair of ends and fishing line wound onto said body, wherein said brake members associated with said large spool retaining rod comprise a pair of brake members positioned so as to contact said ends of said large spool, and wherein said brake members associated with said small spool retaining rod comprise a brake member positioned so as to contact said fishing line on said body of said small spool, and wherein said brake member associated with said midsize spool retaining rod comprises a brake member positioned so as to contact said fishing line on said body of said midsize spool.