A reciprocating mechanism includes a first supporting member, a second supporting member, and a biasing member. The worm shaft includes a shaft portion, a first shaft supporting portion having a spherical portion formed in a convex spherical shape at a distal end, and a second shaft supporting portion. The first supporting member includes a first bottom portion abutting the spherical portion. The second supporting member includes a second bottom portion abutting a distal end of the second shaft supporting portion. The biasing member biases at least one of the first supporting member and the second supporting member in an axial direction.

A fishing reel includes a spool, a spool shaft supported by a reel body so as to be freely rotatable and to rotate integrally with the spool, a clutch mechanism to switch between a transmitting state in which winding power is transmitted to the spool and a dis-transmitting state in which transmission of the winding power to the spool is cut off, a clutch operating unit to operate the clutch mechanism, a shift mechanism in a first mode while the clutch mechanism is in the transmitting state, and which shifts to a second mode that is different from the first mode while the clutch mechanism is in the dis-transmitting state, and a detection unit to detect at least one of the first mode or the second mode of the shift mechanism.

A reel body of a double bearing reel according to the invention has a left side plate that has a circular shape as viewed laterally and is situated further from a handle. An outer diameter of a right frame body that serves as another side plate situated closer to the handle is larger than an outer diameter of the left side plate. The reel body includes one or more connecting members that connect the left side plate and the right frame body. Among the connecting members, at least the connecting member that connects the side plates in front of the spool has a planar outer surface facing away from the spool and a curved inner surface facing the spool. The inner surface is formed to be convex outward, and the connecting member is connected to the left side plate through an arc-like bowed portion.

A reel equipped with a line guide. The reel includes: a reel body having a spool; a level winder including a double threaded-shaft mounted ahead of the spool on the reel body; and a line guide having a body having a corresponding fastening portion coupled to the double threaded-shaft of the level winder and having a guide portion that is formed at an upper portion of the body and through which a fishing line passes, in which a line contact-reinforcing member made of a wear resistance material is disposed in the line guide.

Provided is a fishing reel in which damage of a fishing line at the time of drawing out of the fishing line against a drag force can be prevented, and moreover a load on a level wind device can be reduced. Consequently it is possible to improve engagement and sensitivity of the fishing line, and operability of the fishing reel. More specifically, the fishing reel includes a level wind device causing a fishing line guide to reciprocate in a left-right direction to guide a fishing line to the spool, and a drag device imparting a drag force on the fishing line. The fishing line guide includes a narrow guide portion and a wide opening, the fishing line is situated in the narrow guide portion when the fishing line is wound around the spool, and situated in the wide opening when the fishing line is released from the spool.

A fishing reel comprises a level wind device that evenly winds a fishing line around a spool rotatably supported between left and right side plates of a reel main body. The level wind device comprises a fishing line guide body through which a fishing line is inserted, and a rib that is provided in the fishing line guide body and prevents line entanglement, and the O-ring is disposed in the cylindrical portion so as to fill a gap between the rib and an opposing portion opposing the rib of the cylindrical portion of the level wind device. The rib has a shape for sliding the fishing line in contact with the cylindrical portion.

An oscillating mechanism for a spinning reel that moves a spool shaft in a spool shaft direction in conjunction with a rotation of a handle shaft includes a sliding gear, a cam gear and a slider. The sliding gear rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the handle shaft. The cam gear has a gear portion formed from metal that includes a gear body configured to mesh with the sliding gear and a boss protruding from the gear body, and a resin support portion supporting a radially inward side of the gear portion and configured to rotate integrally with the gear portion. The slider is mounted on the spool shaft and includes an engagement groove in which the boss is configured to engage and which is configured to move the spool shaft in the spool shaft direction by moving the boss along the engagement groove.

Provided is a fishing reel equipped with a concealment cover for side concealment of a level wind. The fishing reel protects the level wind by covering an opening on each side of a level wind mounting portion with a dedicated concealment cover, and allows a user to decorate the fishing reel by changing the color of the concealment cover to suit the user's taste. To this end, the fishing reel includes a frame configured to have a concealment cover mounting portion provided between side cover mounting portions and a top cover mounting portion, and a concealment cover coupled to the concealment cover mounting portion and configured to cover an opening on each side of a level wind mounting portion.