The spool brake device is equipped with a brake unit, a detector, and a controller. The controller controls the braking force by the brake unit based on the variation of the rotational speed of the spool detected by the detection unit. When the rotational speed is increasing, the controller controls the braking force by the brake unit in the regular braking mode. In the regular braking mode, the controller changes the braking force by the brake unit according to the rotational speed of the spool. In addition to it, when the rotational speed of the spool stops, the controller is to control the braking force by the brake unit in the first braking mode, during a period of predetermined time. In the first braking mode, the controller makes a braking force by the brake unit that is less than the braking force in the regular braking mode.本發明之課題在於防止拋投時之漁線纏結並提昇誘餌之飛行距離。捲軸制動裝置4具備制動部41、增減檢測部42、及控制部43。控制部43基於檢測部42所檢測之捲軸之旋轉速度之增減，控制制動部41之制動力。控制部43於捲軸之旋轉速度增加時，以通常制動力模式控制制動部41之制動力。於通常制動力模式中，控制部43根據捲軸之旋轉速度改變制動部之制動力。又，控制部43於捲軸之旋轉速度之增加停止時，在特定時間內以第1制動力模式控制制動部41之制動力。於第1制動力模式中，控制部43使制動部41之制動力小於通常制動力模式下之制動力。
