Spinning reel for fishing

A spinning reel for fishing including a spool supported by a reel main body and making a traverse movement in accordance with a winding operation of a handle, a rotor rotatably supported by the reel main body and rotating in accordance with the winding operation of the handle, a bail supporting member rotatably mounted on a bail supporting arm of the rotor and to which a bail is secured, and a distribution-urging means for distribution-urging the bail supporting member into a fishline winding position and a fishline releasing position, said spinning reel comprising:

• an engagement member having a fishline engaging portion for engaging with a fishline when said bail supporting member is located at the fishline releasing position, wherein said engagement member is rotatably supported concentrically with respect to said bail supporting member;
• urging means for urging said engagement member in a same direction of rotation as a rotating direction of the bail supporting member to the fishline releasing position;
• interlocking means for rotating said engagement member as a consequence of movement of the bail supporting member into the fishline winding position;
• and
• retaining means for retaining said engagement member at a fishline engaged position when said bail supporting member is located at the fishline releasing position.