A master gear includes a shaft made of an aluminum alloy, a gear portion, and
an
annular member made of stainless steel alloy. The shaft is screwed onto a handle
shaft, a gear portion that is integrally formed on the outer periphery of the shaft.
The shaft is supported by the reel unit at rotational support portions via bearings
and has female threaded portions on its ends such that the handle is screwed to
one of the female threaded portions. The gear portion is arranged on an outer periphery
of the shaft portion between the rotational support portions, and meshes with a
pinion gear. The annular portion is mounted to the outer periphery of the shaft
such that at least part of the annular member is disposed not between the rotational
support portions. With this structure, it is easy to remove bearings from a master
gear of a spinning reel.