Abstract: A dual-bearing reel having a detachable handle, in which decomposition and assembly thereof is easy without special tools. The dual-bearing reel has a handle including an opening and a threaded bore, the opening having a plurality of diametrically extending slots. A driving shaft has one end threaded into the threaded bore of the handle. The reel includes a nut for maintaining a plurality of washers in a proper position of the driving shaft; a spring inserted into a first threaded portion of the driving shaft, for generating a biasing force; a drag knob having an opening for receiving the nut, a first groove for contacting with a pin, and a second groove for receiving an angled locking ring; and a handle locking plate positioned on the driving shaft and fixed to the drag knob by the biasing force of the spring, the plate having hole for receiving the pin and a spring.