A fishing reel having a reel body, a shaft, structure for mounting the shaft to the reel body for rotation about a first axis, a line carrying spool, structure for mounting the line carrying spool to the reel body, structure for directing line onto the spool as an incident of the shaft rotating in one rotational direction, and anti-reverse structure placeable selectively in a) an engaged position for limiting rotation of the shaft in a direction opposite to the one direction, and b) a disengaged position in which the shaft can rotate in the direction opposite to the one direction. The anti-reverse structure includes a pawl, with structure mounting the pawl for movement relative to the reel body between first and second positions. The anti-reverse structure includes structure cooperating between the pawl and shaft for limiting rotation of the shaft in a direction opposite to the one direction with the pawl in the first position and for allowing the shaft to rotate in a direction opposite to the one direction with the pawl in the second position. The anti-reverse structure further includes an actualing switch movable between on and off positions, corresponding respectively to the engaged and disengaged positions for the anti-reverse structure. The actuating switch defines at least a part of the structure for mounting the pawl switch.
