PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spinning reel for fishing, which can increase the degree of freedom of design while avoiding the risk of line entanglement.SOLUTION: A spinning reel for fishing includes a handle shaft 7 that is rotatably supported by a reel body 1 and to which a handle 6 subjected a winding operation is attached, recesses 105 and 110 that are provided around the handle shaft 7 on the outside surface of the reel body 1, and a cover member 30A that is attached to the recesses 105 and 110. The at least two recesses 105 and 110 are provided at an interval in the radial direction of the handle shaft 7.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】糸絡みのリスクを回避しつつデザインの自由度を向上させることができる魚釣用スピニングリールを提供する。【解決手段】リール本体1に回転自在に支持され、巻き取り操作されるハンドル6を装着したハンドル軸7と、リール本体1の外側面においてハンドル軸7周りに設けられた凹部105,110と、凹部105,110に取り付けられるカバー部材30Aと、を備え、凹部105,110は、ハンドル軸7の径方向に間隔を空けて少なくとも2つ設けられている構成とした。【選択図】図1