Spinning reel for fishing with drag operation and spool free states

A spinning reel for fishing, comprising:

• a reel casing;
• a spool shaft which reciprocates in an axial direction during rotation of a handle shaft, said spool shaft being linked to said handle shaft through a reciprocating mechanism located within said reel casing, wherein a spool is provided at a first axial end of the spool shaft and a drag mechanism is provided at a second axial end opposite from the first axial end;
• a rotor for winding line onto said spool;
• a switch means for selectively switching between a spool free state in which said spool shaft is decoupled from said drag mechanism and a drag state in which said spool shaft is operatively coupled to the drag mechanism;
• a clutch means for selectively engaging the handle shaft with a drive gear, said clutch means being switched between a torque transmission state wherein the rotor is be driven through the drive gear by the handle shaft and a rotor free state wherein the rotor rotates independently of the handle shaft;
• and
• a return means, provided between the switching means and the clutch means, for returning both the spool from the spool free state to the drag state and the rotor from the rotor free state to the torque transmission state, during rotation of the handle shaft.