Editing Fishing reel (section)

==== Sidecast reel ====
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[[File:Alvey Sidecast reel.jpg|thumb|Australian made "Alvey" sidecast reel]]
The '''sidecast reel''' takes elements of the design of the centrepin reel, but adds a bracket that allows the reel to be rotated 90° for casting and then returned to the original position to retrieve line. In the casting position, the spool face is perpendicular to the rod and the axle is parallel, and the line is free to slide off the side of the spool like on a [[#Spinning reel|spinning reel]]. The advantage of such design is that the reel is direct-driven, and during casting the line release is as smooth as that of a spinning reel, but it does require an extra hand movement to start reeling.

Sidecast reels are popular with anglers in Australia for all forms of freshwater and saltwater fishing. Most common is their use for [[surf fishing]] (beachcasting), or [[rock fishing|off the rocks]], often with a larger diameter spool ({{cvt|6|-|7|in|disp=or}}) and paired with a {{cvt|12|–|16|ft|disp=or}} [[fishing rod#Surf rods|surfcasting rod]]. The most famous brand of sidecast reels is Alvey Reels, a [[Brisbane]]-based fishing tackle manufacturer established in 1920.