Patent ID: 8657222

Claim:
A drag mechanism for a dual-bearing reel, the drag mechanism configured to brake rotation of a spool in a fishing-line releasing direction about a handle shaft, the drag mechanism comprising: a drag regulation member being configured to regulate drag force, the drag regulation member including an operating part and a regulation nut, the regulation nut being axially movably and unitarily rotatably coupled to the operating part, the regulation nut being screwed onto an outer peripheral surface of a tip end of the handle shaft; a drag washer being disposed onto the handle shaft, the drag washer being disposed closer to a base end of the handle shaft than to the drag regulation member; a handle being disposed between the drag washer and the drag regulation member, the handle being unitarily rotatably disposed onto the handle shaft, the handle being pivotable at a predetermined angle between a first position and a second position being away from the first position along a fishing-line winding direction; a one-way clutch being configured to prevent rotation of the handle shaft in the fishing-line releasing direction; and a cam mechanism configured to increase the drag force regulated by the drag regulation member by a predetermined amount in conjunction with pivot of the handle from the first position to the second position.