Patent ID: 7461805

Claim:
A manual fishing reel on which a fishing line having a terminal tackle at its end is adapted to be wound and which is adapted to be used with an exterior unit, comprising: a metal reel unit including a frame having a side plate disposed on each side of the frame and a side cover coupled to each side plate; a spool that is rotatably mounted on the reel unit for winding the fishing line; a water depth measurement unit configured to measure a water depth of the terminal tackle and produce a water depth datum; a first data transmission unit arranged to protrude from one of the side covers and configured to wirelessly transmit the water depth datum to the exterior unit being away from the reel; and a case member made of a synthetic resin and detachably coupled to and arranged to protrude from one of the side covers, the case member having an interior space adapted to accommodate the first data transmission unit.