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Abstract

A fishing reel includes an oscillating main shaft, a spool attached to the main shaft through a drag assembly and a rotor for winding fishing line onto the spool. The fishing reel includes an oscillating assembly including a rotating oscillating member having a cam that slides along a camming surface in a slider coupled to the main shaft. The recessed area of the slider has a first cam surface with a substantially figure-8 configuration and a second cam surface spaced from the first cam surface. The cam assembly coupled to the oscillating member has a first cam member that contacts the camming surface of the first recessed area and a second cam member contacting the camming surface of the second recess to produce an axial movement of the slider at a substantially uniform speed throughout rotation of the oscillating member. The cam assembly provides a constant ratio between the oscillating speed of the main shaft and the winding speed of the rotor.

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