Patent ID: 7104484

Claim:
A drag mechanism for a dual bearing reel that is adapted to apply braking force to the rotation of a spool in the line releasing direction, the spool being mounted axially immovably and relatively rotatably on a spool shaft, the spool shaft being axially movably and relatively non-rotatably supported on a reel unit of the dual bearing reel, the drag mechanism comprising: a drag operation member that is pivotably mounted on a first side of the reel unit; a first cam member that is relatively non-rotatably arranged at an inner periphery of the drag operation member; a second cam member that is axially immovably and relatively non-rotatably coupled to the spool shaft, the second cam member having a surface that is designed to contact with the first cam member; a drag adjustment member that is relatively rotatably coupled to the second cam member, the drag adjustment member being relatively non-rotatably coupled to the spool shaft, the drag adjustment member together with the spool shaft being movable in the axial direction of the spool shaft toward the first side relative to the reel unit by pivoting around the spool shaft; a retaining member that retains the second cam member axially immovably relative to the drag adjustment member; an urging member that is disposed between the reel unit and the spool, and urges the spool in the axial direction of the spool shaft away from the first side; a first brake member that is fixedly attached to the spool; and a second brake member that is mounted on the spool shaft so as to be axially immovable and non-rotatable in the line release direction of the spool, wherein at least part of the second brake member is axially opposite the first brake member, the second cam being movable in the axial direction of the spool shaft relative to the reel unit when at least one of the drag operation lever and the drag adjustment member is pivoted.