Patent ID: 8820669

Claim:
A dual-bearing reel, comprising: a reel unit including a frame, a first cover having a recess, the first cover covering a first side of the frame, a second cover covering a second side of the frame, and a shaft support part attached to the frame on a first cover side; a handle rotatably supported by the reel unit on a second cover side; a spool shaft rotatably supported at an end thereof by the shaft support part, the spool shaft having two end surfaces; a spool mounted onto the spool shaft, the spool being configured to be rotated in conjunction with rotation of the handle; and a casting control mechanism including a brake knob rotatably supported by the shaft support part, the brake knob being disposed entirely in the recess, a first plate being disposed to be contactable with the brake knob and one of the end surfaces of the spool shaft, the first plate being configured to be pressed in conjunction with rotation of the brake knob, and a second plate being dispensed to be contactable with the other of the end surfaces of the spool shaft.