Fishing reel with a breaking device

A fishing reel comprising:

• a reel body having two spaced apart cylindrical gear housings;
• a spool rotatably mounted in said reel body and including two end portions, each end portion vertically formed with a wheel to rotate therewith and rotatable received in one of said two cylindrical gear housings;
• at least one connecting rib integrally mounted between said two cylindrical gear housings and defining a threaded hole therein;
• a supporting bracket fixedly mounted on said reel body and including an inner wall defining a space therein, said supporting bracket including one end portion abutting said connecting rib and defining a bore aligning with said threaded hole;
• a positioning bolt extending through said bore and said threaded hole for securing said supporting bracket on said reel body;
• a braking device pivotally mounted in said space of said supporting bracket and including a first end portion formed with two braking arms each detachably abutting said wheel of each of said two end portions of said spool and a second end portion extending outwardly from said supporting bracket;
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• a torsional spring mounted between said supporting bracket and said braking device and including a first end urged on said inner wall of said supporting bracket and a second end urged on said second end portion of said braking device.