A spinning reel (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510) that forwardly releases a fishing line includes a reel unit (14, 114, 214, 314, 414, 514) a handle (12, 112, 512), a drive shaft (16, 116, 516), a joint structure (18, 118, 218, 318, 418), and a rotation transmission mechanism (20). The handle (12, 112, ...