Double bearing fishing reel

A double bearing fishing reel, comprising:

• a reel body having a pair of side frames,
• a spool shaft supporting a spool and journalled to said reel body,
• a drive mechanism for winding a fishing line onto said spool, and
• a drag mechanism for applying a braking force against rotation of said spool with respect to said drive mechanism, said drag mechanism comprising:
• (a) an adjuster for adjusting said braking force,
• (b) a support member on which said adjuster is supported, said adjuster being adjustable in position relative to said support member,
• (c) a reference position setting mechanism for setting a single reference position at which said braking force adjusted by said adjuster is optimum, said reference position setting mechanism comprising (i) a reference member having a single reference portion for setting said reference position and being supported adjacent one side of said adjuster so as to be non-rotatable relative to said support member and (ii) a position specifying member supported such that in one mode it moves together with said adjuster and in another mode it can be changed in position relative to said adjuster and having a position specifying portion located adjacent said one side of said adjuster, said position specifying portion for specifying a position of said adjuster corresponding to said reference portion when said braking force is adjusted by said adjuster, and
• (d) a braking force measuring mechanism for measuring said braking force, said braking force measuring mechanism comprising an elastic member interposed between a braking force acting member which is subjected to the braking action exerted by said drag mechanism and a braking force non-acting member which is rotatable relative to said braking force acting member, a pointer provided at one of said acting member and said non-acting member, and a display provided at the other of said acting member and said non-acting member at a position at which said pointer points to said display to thereby display the braking force of said drag mechanism.