second bail support member 42 pivot hooking the line with the index finger of the hand that is gripping the fish rod the fishing rod is cast by which the fishing line is cast out under the weight of the tackle rotating the handle 1 in the line winding direction after the tackle reaches the water rotates the rotor 3 in the line winding direction through the rotor driving mechanism 5 and a not illustrated bail turnover mechanism returns the bail arm 44 to the line winding position which prohibits the rotor 3 from reversing thereby stopping cast out of the fishing line in winding on the fishing line the handle 1 is turned in the line take up direction by which the rotation is transmitted to the rotor 3 via the face gear 11 and the pinion gear 12 rotating the rotor 3 rotation of the rotor 3 winds fishing line onto the spool 4 guided by the line roller 41 herein the fishing line winds onto the spool 4 only up to that minimum position at which line is initially wound onto the spool therefore backlash is not liable to occur here even winding on the line until the end a in the first embodiment the flange 8 is elliptical in section perpendicular to the spool spindle 15.