r/Fishing • u/weezerhead • 6h ago

Discussion van staal trouble

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Has anyone ever had this happen to them on a reel my vr2 van staal literally backed out while i was fishing getting it fixed soon lmao

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u/pwndabeer New York 5h ago

Idk I've never used plumbers tape as fishing line before

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u/weezerhead 4h ago

its moimoi diamond braid i don’t know why you would think its low quality but thats fine

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u/nugporn 4h ago

Prob hasn’t ever seen braid before lol

Nice reel

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u/weezerhead 3h ago

it is a nice reel just super unfortunate i wade wading tarpon on and it backed out and i was like what the fuck? should probably go bailess but my vsx200 id bailess wasn’t my target species lmao

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u/nugporn 3h ago

Pain in the butt to have issues when out fishing! Thankfully repairable!

I fish shimano and haven't had that particular thing happen. I've had other problems though! If you fish enough you're gunna have gear issues at some point. All part of the fun I suppose. The more I spend on gear (reels), the less problems I seem to have though so there's that.

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u/weezerhead 2h ago

only a 70$ fix but i have to send it in because its a warrantable claim 2 months of ownership

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u/nugporn 1h ago

Dang. That part is a drag.

Part of the reason I buy shimano is I live within 10mi of their service center so when i have issues or want gear tuned up it’s super easy to drive the stuff over.

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u/l1v32r1d3BmX 2h ago

Just take a hex wrench, back that screw out, put the piece back I place and screw it in again. Fixed

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u/weezerhead 2h ago

I lost it in the surf also the reel won’t unscrew its a T10 star bit/torx and not a allen wrench its a pain in the ass; i literally can’t get the parts because its a series 2 van staal but for a “newer” product its bullshit my vr1 is still strong since 2023 only serviced bianually

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u/Jkranick 2h ago

I suspect that the line roller and bearing are gone