Dual-bearing reel

A dual-bearing reel for unreeling a fishing line, the dual-bearing reel comprising:

• a reel main body having a first side plate and a second side plate that is spaced apart from the first side plate in an axial direction;
• a spool having a bobbin trunk, a first flange portion disposed on a side of the bobbin trunk adjacent to the first side plate, and a second flange portion disposed on a side of the bobbin trunk adjacent to the second side plate, the first and second flange portions having larger outer diameters than an outer periphery of the bobbin trunk, the spool being rotatably supported by the reel main body between the first side plate and the second side plate for winding the fishing line around the outer periphery of bobbin trunk;
• a clutch operating member including an operating part that has an axial length that is shorter than the axial length of the spool, the clutch operating member being movably supported on the reel main body behind the spool to move in a vertical direction with respect to the reel main body between the first side plate and the second side plate, the clutch operating member being configured to switch between transmitting and disconnecting a rotational force inputted to the spool;
• a coupling member connected to the clutch operating member, and configured to connect the clutch operating member to a clutch control mechanism;
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• a barrier portion provided on one of the clutch operating member and the reel main body, the barrier portion being arranged to prevent the fishing line from entering between the clutch operating member and the first side plate of the reel main body.