Braking device for a dual bearing reel

A braking device for a dual bearing reel that brakes a spool that is rotatively mounted on a reel unit, said braking device comprising:

• a spool braking unit that brakes the spool, the spool braking means including
• a rotor element that rotates together with the spool and includes a plurality of magnetic poles that are arranged around a rotational direction of the rotor element such that polarities of the magnetic poles are sequentially different,
• a plurality of serially connected coils that are disposed around a periphery of the rotor element in the circumferential direction, and
• switch means that is connected to both ends of the plurality of coils;
• and
• a spool control unit that electrically controls the spool braking unit, the spool control unit including
• a circuit board on which the switch means and the plurality of coils are mounted, the circuit board being mounted on a surface of the reel unit that faces one end surface of the spool, and
• a control element that is mounted on the circuit board.