Double bearing fishing reel

A fishing reel comprising a pair of first and second side frames connected opposite to each other at a regular interval;

• a housing mounted adjacent said second side frame to define an enclosed space between said second side frame and housing;
• a spool shaft rotatably supported between said side frames and having an extending shaft portion extending through said second side frame and extending outwardly therefrom into said space;
• a spool disposed between said side frames and rotatable with said spool shaft;
• a tubular shaft being positioned in said space on said extending shaft portion of said spool shaft, slidable between a position where a clutch element on said tubular shaft engages with a clutch element on said spool shaft and a position where said clutch element on said tubular shaft disengages from said clutch element on said spool shaft, and having a pinion;
• a driving gear mounted in said space and engaging said pinion;
• an input shaft carrying said driving gear and having a handle;
• and first and second bearing cylinders mounted adjacent said first and second side frames for journalling said spool shaft, said second bearing cylinder having a support arm connected therewith and extending into said space in the same direction as said extended shaft portion of said spool shaft, said support arm having at an extending end portion thereof a support member with a shaft bore for supporting said extending shaft portion whereby said support member supports said extending shaft portion.