Patent ID: 6978957

Claim:
A spool support structure for a spinning reel that rotatably mounts a spool on a spool shaft, the spool shaft being arranged to move forward and backward with respect to a reel unit and including a non-circular portion formed in a non-circular shape on at least a front end side thereof, the spool support structure comprising: a bearing structure that is adapted to be disposed on an inner peripheral portion of the spool and which rotatably supports the spool; a spool receiving portion that is adapted to be mounted on a rear end of the non-circular portion of the spool shaft such that rearward movement of the spool receiving portion relative to the spool shaft is restricted; a retaining member that is adapted to be mounted to the spool shaft between the spool and the spool receiving portion, and includes a retaining portion on an outer peripheral side of which the bearing structure is disposed, and a pushing portion that is adapted to be pushed rearward by the spool, at least part of the retaining portion being mounted to the non circular portion of the spool shaft such that there is a gap between an inner periphery of the retaining portion and an outer periphery of the non-circular portion; and a wobble prevention member that is mounted in the gap between the inner periphery of the retaining portion and the outer periphery of the non-circular portion of the spool shaft.