Abstract: A dragging device in a fishing reel of the fixed-spool type having a housing accommodating a spool shaft rotatably mounted therein. A line spool is non-rotatably mounted on the end of the spool shaft projecting from the reel housing. The reel also comprises a transmission for transforming the movement of a handle into a movement of rotation of a member for winding up the fishing line on the line spool. The dragging device consists of a bait drag which is adapted, when fishing with a live bait, to adjustably brake the line spool for conforming to the size of the live bait. The dragging device is arranged for directly or indirectly acting on the spool shaft and for being engaged or disengaged by an outer slide and drag control disposed on the reel housing.