Patent ID: 6499683
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A spinning reel for fishing comprising:rotor rotatably supported by a reel body; a drive mechanism for driving the rotor by operating a handle provided in the reel body; a first reverse rotation preventive device for preventing a reverse rotation of the rotor when a fishline is wound, wherein said first reverse rotation preventive device is actuated by an operating knob; a second reverse rotation device for engaging and holding the rotor at a predetermined position preferable to a state in which the fishline is cast; and a change-over operating lever member for changing over from a normal reverse rotation preventive state made by the first reverse rotation preventive device to a predetermined position engaging state made by the second reverse rotation preventive device, wherein the change-over operating member is displacably arranged in a leg section having a fishing rod attaching section attachable to a fishing rod, and the change-over operating lever member includes an operating section extends from the leg section so that the operating section can be pressed down by a finger of a hand of an user who holds the fishing rod.