PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric reel for fishing excellent in rotation operability of an operation member.SOLUTION: The electric reel for fishing includes: a spool 7 disposed between right and left side plates 5A and 5B of a reel body 5 on which a fishing line is wound a drive motor 8 provided to the reel body 5 for rotatably driving the spool 5 a control case 15 arranged between the right and left side plates 5A and 5B and a substantially cylindrical operation member 25 for adjusting the output of the drive motor 8. The operation member 25 is rotatably supported by a support part fixed to the control case 15 in the rear part of the control case 15. Engagement means is provided around a rotary shaft O1 of the operation member 25 for imparting resistance force utilizing resilience of a member during the rotation of the operation member 25.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】操作部材の回動操作性に優れた魚釣用電動リールを提供する。【解決手段】リール本体5の左右側板5A,5B間に設けられ、釣糸が巻回されるスプール7と、リール本体5に設けられ、スプール5を回転駆動する駆動モータ8と、左右側板5A,5B間に配設された制御ケース15と、駆動モータ8の出力を調節する略円筒形状の操作部材25と、を有し、操作部材25は、制御ケース15の後部において、制御ケース15に固定された支持部によって回動可能に支持されており、操作部材25の回動軸O1周りには、操作部材25の回動の際に部材の弾力性を利用した抵抗力を付与する係合手段が設けられている構成とした。【選択図】図3