Baitcasting reel

A baitcasting reel comprising:

• a reel body including right and left cases, said right case including a wall, said left case including a wall, said reel body further including components interconnecting said walls of said cases, said reel body further including a lid, said lid having an outer wall surface;
• a rotatable member for winding a fishing line;
• a transmission unit including a handle, a handle shaft, an output gear, a drag mechanism, and a clutch mechanism for transmitting torque from said handle to said rotatable member;
• a level wind mechanism disposed between said walls of said cases, said level wind mechanism having a screw shaft;
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• means for transmitting torque from said handle shaft to said screw shaft of said level wind mechanism;
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• wherein at least said walls of said cases and said components interconnecting said walls are formed of a single material into an integral one-piece unit, said integral one-piece unit having an outer wall surface, said lid being attached to said integral one-piece unit so that one of said cases has a space for accommodating at least a portion of said torque transmitting means;
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• wherein said outer wall surface of said integral one-piece unit and said outer wall surface of said lid are substantially flush with each other and define a substantially continuous exterior surface.