Spinning reel

A spinning reel, comprising:

• a rotary frame having a fishing line retainer comprising a bail arm reciprocally swingable between a line winding position and a line releasing position,
• an inversion lever for swinging said bail arm from said line winding position to said line releasing position,
• a drive mechanism for driving said rotary frame to rotate forwardly or in reverse,
• a spool for winding-up thereon a fishing line when said rotary frame is rotated forwardly,
• a first anti-reverse-rotation mechanism including a plurality of teeth, for restraining said rotary frame from reverse rotation,
• a second anti-reverse-rotation mechanism having one tooth, for stopping said rotary frame in a position where said bail arm is adapted to be swung by operation of said inversion lever by using an angler's hand gripping a rod on which said reel is mounted from the line winding position to the line releasing position when said rotary frame is driven to reversely rotate,
• a switching means having an operating member, for switching said first and second anti-reverse-rotation mechanisms between an operating position and a non-operating position, and a release mechanism, responsive to said drive mechanism driving said rotary frame to rotate in reverse, for releasing said first anti-reverse-rotation mechanism from its function of restraining reverse rotation of said rotary frame, wherein said drive mechanism includes a drive shaft, said drive shaft supports said rotary frame rotatably, said first anti-reverse-rotation mechanism has a first gear having said plurality of teeth and a first anti-reverse-rotation pawl engageable with one of said teeth at said first gear, said second anti-reverse-rotation mechanism has a second gear having said one tooth and a second anti-reverse-rotation pawl engageable with said one tooth, said first gear being supported rotatably with respect to said drive shaft, said second gear being supported non-rotatably with respect to said rotary frame, and a locking means is disposed between said first gear and said rotary frame for locking said first gear, said rotary frame and said drive shaft with each other when said drive mechanism rotates said drive shaft forwardly and when said rotary frame rotates in reverse due to a pull of the fishing line by a hooked fish, said locking means including means for releasing said locking between said first gear and said drive shaft when said drive mechanism rotates said drive shaft in reverse, thereby driving said rotary frame only.