Abstract: A fishing reel having a body supporting a rotatable spool and a spool drive. The spool drive includes a principal shaft and secondary shaft rotationally connected together, and a frame rotatable about the principal shaft and connecting the two shafts together so that their axes intersect. The spool is connected to the secondary shaft and is rotatable therewith in response to rotation of said principal shaft; the secondary shaft is also connected with the frame and rotates therewith. The reel also includes a line guide which is pivotable from its winding to its unwinding or casting position; the line guide cooperating with the frame and the spool to ensure suitable layering of the line onto the spool by pivoting and rotating the secondary shaft about the primary shaft.