A DUAL-BEARING REEL (10) INCLUDES A REEL UNIT (11), A SPOOL (14) AND A HANDLE (12). THE REEL UNIT (11) INCLUDES A FRAME (17) HAVING AN OPENING PORTION AND A FIRST SIDE COVER (18A) CAPABLE OF BEING DISPOSED IN THE OPENING PORTION. THE SPOOL (14) IS ROTATABLY ATTACHED TO THE FRAME (17). THE HANDLE (12) IS CONFIGURED TO ROTATE THE SPOOL (14). THE FIRST SIDE COVER (18A) INCLUDES A COVER BODY (28A) HAVING AN APERTURE (128A) AND A BLOCKING MEMBER (61) BLOCKING INTRUSION OF A FOREIGN OBJECT THROUGH THE APERTURE (128A). THE BLOCKING MEMBER (61) IS CONFIGURED TO BE ATTACHED TO THE COVER BODY (28A) ON A SIDE OF THE COVER BODY (28A) FACING THE INTERIOR OF THE FRAME (17) BY ELASTIC DEFORMATION. FURTHER, THE BLOCKING MEMBER (61) IS RETAINED ON THE COVER BODY (28A) BY A RESILIENT FORCE OF THE BLOCKING MEMBER (61). (FIG. 2)
