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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 1985
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1983
Hideo Noda, Sakai, JP;
Shimano Industrial Company Limited, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A fishing reel is provided with a spool, a drive mechanism for driving the spool, a clutch mechanism for freely rotating the spool with respect to the drive mechanism, and a clutch operating mechanism for operating the clutch mechanism. A clutch lever at the clutch operating mechanism is supported to a second side frame opposite to a first side frame carrying a handle at the drive mechanism. When the operating member is pushed to move the clutch lever to the termination position of the forward movement for disconnecting the clutch mechanism, the finger tip of an angler's hand for operating the operating member is adapted to be positioned in the vicinity of the outer surface of the spool, thereby enabling the angler's finger to stop the rotation of the spool in continuation of the push operation of the operating member.