Fishing Line Spool Holder

Abstract

A fishing line spool holder capable of holding multiple spools of the same or 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 housing comprising a base and a pair of side walls;   a plurality of paired rod receiving apertures disposed in said side walls;   a plurality of spools;   a plurality of removable retaining rods each adapted to retain at least one of said spools, said rods extending between said side walls and received by said paired rod receiving apertures; and   brake members associated with each said retaining rod, said brake members positioned and adapted to contact said 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 each said retaining rod comprise a pair of brake members positioned so as to contact said ends of said 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 each said 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 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. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein said main bodies of said brake members are thin metal strips. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said paired rod receiving apertures are equally spaced. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said paired rod receiving apertures are not evenly spaced. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said paired rod receiving apertures are positioned at the same height. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said paired rod receiving apertures are positioned at different heights. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the number of said paired receiving apertures is greater than the number of said rods. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said brake members are biased members.