Patent ID: 9545088
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A01K

Claim:
1. A fishing reel, comprising: a spool rotatably supported by a reel body; a fishing line guide through which a fishing line is inserted; a level wind device causing the fishing line guide to reciprocate in a left-right direction to guide the fishing line onto the spool; a drag device imparting a drag force on the fishing line; and a switch mechanism for switching attitude of the fishing line guide, wherein the fishing line guide includes a narrow guide portion and a wide opening, the fishing line guide being configured such that the fishing line is situated in the narrow guide portion while the fishing line is wound around the spool and the fishing line is situated in the wide opening while the fishing line is released from the spool; and wherein the attitude of the fishing line guide is switched by the switch mechanism in such a way that a position where the fishing line is situated is changed from the narrow guide portion to the wide opening when the fishing line is drawn out against the drag force of the drag device at the time of winding of the fishing line around the spool.