Patent ID: 7721986

Claim:
A fishing spinning reel comprising: a main body; a spool rotatably provided at a front portion of the main body, a fish line being wound on the spool; a handle rotatably supported by the main body; a drive gear rotated by a winding operation by the handle; a pinion gear brought in mesh with the drive gear; a rotor rotated by the pinion gear for winding the fish line on the spool through a fish line guiding portion; a switch mechanism including an operating member for switching to a restricting state in which rotation of the spool is restricted and a free state in which the spool is allowed to rotate; and a return mechanism for returning the switch mechanism from the free state to the restricting state by operating the handle, wherein the return mechanism includes a kick member supported by a rotation member which is rotated in conjunction with the operation of the handle, the kick member being rotatable with respect to the rotation member by a predetermined angle and urged by a spring in a rotation direction; and wherein the kick member, the rotation member, and the spring are supported along the same axis offset from an axis of rotation of the drive gear.