Patent ID: 8561930

Claim:
A spinning reel fishing line guide mechanism for guiding a fishing line onto a spool, the spinning reel fishing line guide mechanism attached to a tip of a first rotor arm and a tip of a second rotor arm for pivoting , the spinning reel fishing line guide mechanism comprising: a first bail support member being pivotably attached to the tip of the first rotor arm; a second bail support member being pivotably attached to the tip of the second rotor arm; a fixation shaft fixed to the first bail support member at a first axial end of the fixation shaft; a fixation shaft cover including a cover body disposed onto a second axial end of the fixation shaft, the cover body being separate from the first bail support member, the second axial end being opposite to the first axial end, the cover body having a lateral portion, and a first engagement groove on the lateral portion of the cover body, the first engagement groove being open to a surface of the lateral portion, the first engagement groove extending in a first direction intersecting the axis of the fixation shaft; a line roller being rotatably supported by the fixation shaft, the line roller including a guide portion on a peripheral surface thereof for guiding the fishing line; and a bail configured to lead the fishing line to the line roller through the fixation shaft cover, the bail including a rod portion having a rod shape, and a plate portion attached to the rod portion at a first end of the plate portion, the plate portion extending to the lateral portion of the cover body, the plate portion including a first engagement section extending from a second end opposite to the first end, the first engagement section extending in the first direction and being engaged with the first engagement groove.