A spinning reel handle assembly that does not expose a male threaded section to the outside. The handle assembly (1) comprises a handle shaft (7), a handle arm (8), a handle grip (9), a cylindrical covering member (70) attached onto the outer circumference of the tip of the handle shaft (7) and covering the outer circumferential side thereof, a cylindrical screw member (71) provided on the outer circumference of the tip of the handle shaft (7) so as not to be turnable relative to the handle shaft (7) with a male screw (71a) formed on the outer circumference, and a cylindrical mobile member (72) disposed on the inner circumference of the covering member (70), wherein the inner circumference is provided with a female screw (72a) screwable on the male screw (71a). In this handle assembly (1), the covering member (70) is formed so as to cover at least part of the outer circumference of the mobile member (72) and the whole of the outer circumference of the male screw (71a) with the mobile member (72) not attached.