Patent ID: 6988684

Claim:
A handle assembly for a fishing reel, the handle assembly being adapted to be mounted to a fore-end of a handle shaft of the fishing reel, said fishing-reel handle assembly comprising: a handle arm adapted to be mounted to the fore-end of the handle shaft; a rotation support portion rotatably mounted to a fore-end of said handle arm; and a handle grip non-rotatably mounted to said rotation support portion, said handle grip having a body portion shaped such that a contour of said handle grip is substantially egg-shaped, wherein the user can hold said body portion with substantially the entire surface of a palm, and a plurality of recesses formed on said body portion wherein the user can pinch at least two of said recesses between the thumb and a fingertip, said two recesses being formed in locations in said handle grip in symmetry with respect to a rotational axis of said handle grip.