Double bearing type fishing reel

A double bearing type fishing reel comprising:

• a pair of side frames having cover members provided thereover;
• a spool shaft rotatably supported by said side frames through bearings provided in each of said side frames;
• a spool concentrically fixed to said spool shaft;
• a handle shaft rotatably supported to one of said side frames, said handle shaft having end portions;
• a handle fixed to one end portion of said handle shaft;
• a master gear fixed to the other end portion of said handle shaft;
• a pinion meshingly engaged with said master gear and provided coaxially with said spool shaft, said pinion being movable in an axial direction of said spool shaft;
• a drag support member secured to one of said side frames;
• a clutch mechanism disposed in said one of said side frames and provided between said handle and said spool for selectively engaging said pinion with said spool shaft;
• a drag mechanism provided between said drag support member and one of said cover members of said one of said side frames which secures said drag support member and coaxial with said spool shaft and said pinion;
• a drag control mechanism connected to said drag mechanism for controlling drag force of said drag mechanism;
• and,
• a one-way clutch mechanism provided between said drag mechanism and said pinion for selectively connecting said pinion and said drag mechanism upon rotation of said handle shaft in a first direction but disconnecting said pinion and said drag mechanism upon rotation of said handle shaft in a second direction, said selective connection and disconnection of said one-way clutch mechanism being through the engagement between at least one pawl and a ratchet, said ratchet and said pinion comprising a single monolithic element movable together both rotationally and axially.