A slide member is provided with a base material and a slide layer. The slide layer is disposed on at least a portion of the base material. The slide layer contains a solid lubricant and a plurality of hard particles, the hard particles being harder than the solid lubricant.

A dual-bearing reel having a clutch mechanism for connecting a handle and a spool and releasing a connection between the handle and the spool is disclosed. The dual-bearing reel includes a metal frame, a clutch yoke, and a guide member made of resin. The metal frame supports a handle shaft of the handle. The clutch yoke is configured to switch the clutch mechanism between a connected state and a disconnected state. The guide member includes a main body part to be mounted on the frame, and a support part integrally formed with the main body part to guide the clutch yoke in an axial direction along an axis of the spool.

A fishing reel includes a reel body having a front chamber and a rear chamber, a spool hub rotatably mounted in the rear chamber, a drive shaft having a rear shaft segment rotatably mounted in the front chamber, a drive tube sleeved on the drive shaft to be rotatable relative to the drive shaft, and an output wheel which is sleeved on the drive tube, and which is coupled to drive the spool hub to rotate. When the drive tube is driven to rotate, the output wheel is driven by the drive tube to rotate at a first speed. When the drive shaft is driven to rotate, the drive tube is driven by the drive shaft to rotate via a gear unit, to thereby drive the output wheel to rotate at a second speed different from the first speed.

A dual-bearing reel includes a handle, a spool, a spool shaft, a clutch mechanism, a pinion gear, and an elastic member. The spool shaft is connected to the spool to be integrally rotatable and has a first abutting portion. The pinion gear has a second abutting portion to abut the first abutting portion in the axial direction in the inner circumferential portion thereof, and can move in the axial direction between a coupled position, in which the pinion gear is connected to the spool shaft so as to be integrally rotatable, and a decoupled position, in which the connection is disconnected. When the pinion gear is in the coupled position, the elastic member contacts the distal end of the pinion gear and biases the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion in directions away from each other.

A clutch control mechanism configured to allow or block a transmission of a rotation of a handle to a spool in response to either a rotating of the handle or an operating of a clutch operating member. The clutch control mechanism includes a clutch cam, a clutch plate, and a positioning structure. The clutch cam is rotatably mounted to the reel unit, and is rotatable between a first position and a second position. The first position blocks the transmission of the rotation of the handle. The second position allows the transmission of the rotation of the handle. The clutch plate is coupled to the clutch operating member and to the clutch cam, and is unitarily rotatable with the clutch cam. The positioning structure to position the clutch cam from outside in a radial direction about a rotational axis of the clutch cam when the clutch cam is disposed in the first position.

A fishing reel including a low-speed and a high-speed drive gear mounted on a crankshaft. The drive gears are affixed axially relative to the crankshaft. An engagement hub is mounted on the crankshaft between the drive gears. The hub is movable axially relative to the crankshaft. A yoke has a first end portion engaging the hub. A shifting mechanism engages a second end portion of the hub. A speed sensor detects rotational speed of the crankshaft. When the speed sensor detects rotational speed at or above a threshold speed, a command signal is sent to the shifting mechanism to move the yoke to axially urge the hub to engage with the high-speed drive gear. When the speed sensor detects rotational speed below the threshold speed, a command signal is sent to the shifting mechanism to move the yoke to axially urge the hub to engage with the low-speed gear.

A spinning reel includes a rotation transmission mechanism that transmits a rotation of a handle to a rotor. The rotation transmission mechanism includes a drive shaft and a drive gear. The drive shaft is mounted to the reel unit so as to be rotatable about an axis arranged skew to the spool shaft. The drive gear is mounted to the drive shaft so as to be unitarily rotatable therewith. The spinning reel includes a rotation control mechanism mounted between the handle and the drive shaft. The rotation control mechanism transmits the rotation of the handle to the drive shaft only when the handle is rotated in a direction corresponding to the fishing-line winding direction. The rotation control mechanism includes a handle brake that applies a braking force to the rotation of the handle when the handle is rotated in a reverse direction relative to the direction.

A fishing reel includes a reel body having a front chamber and a rear chamber, a spool hub rotatably mounted in the rear chamber, a drive shaft having a rear shaft segment rotatably mounted in the front chamber, a drive tube sleeved on the drive shaft to be rotatable relative to the drive shaft, and an output wheel which is sleeved on the drive tube, and which is coupled to drive the spool hub to rotate. When the drive tube is driven to rotate, the output wheel is driven by the drive tube to rotate at a first speed. When the drive shaft is driven to rotate, the drive tube is driven by the drive shaft to rotate via a gear unit, to thereby drive the output wheel to rotate at a second speed different from the first speed.

A spool for a dual-bearing reel is rotatably disposed in a reel body. The spool includes a bobbin trunk, a first flange and a second flange. The bobbin trunk enables a fishing line to be wound about an outer periphery thereof. Each of the first and second flanges includes an inner wall surface and an outer peripheral surface. The inner wall surface is provided on one end of the bobbin trunk. The outer peripheral surface extends axially outward from a distal end of the inner wall surface. Additionally, the distal end of the inner wall surface of the first flange has a larger outer diameter than the distal end of the inner wall surface of the second flange. The inner wall surface of the first flange and the outer peripheral surface of the first flange are connected through a smooth curved surface.

A dual-bearing reel comprises a reel main body, a spool, a spool shaft, an adjusting member, and an operation lever. The adjusting member is attached to the reel main body. The adjusting member adjusts a braking force with which a rotation of the spool shaft is braked. The operation lever is attached to the adjusting member such that the operation lever extends in a radial direction.