Patent ID: 7097124

Claim:
A dual bearing reel that is adapted to release and wind fishing line, comprising: a handle; a reel unit on which the handle is mounted; a spool that is rotatably disposed within the reel unit and has a tubular bobbin portion around the outer periphery of which fishing line is adapted to be wound, and first and second flange portions that are arranged on both ends of the bobbin portion to project radially outward; and a drag mechanism having a drag operation member that is pivotally mounted on the reel unit, a first brake member that is attached to the second flange portion, and a second brake member that is arranged axially movably and opposite the first brake member; the second flange portion having a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion, the large diameter portion having a diameter that is larger than that of the first brake member, the small diameter portion defining a step portion between the bobbin portion and the large diameter portion and having a diameter that is smaller than that of the first brake member.