Long shot question

2-3 years ago I bought 2 new St. Croix spinning rods. Paired them both with high end Shimano reels. One I used maybe 4 times until last weekend. After setting the hook I was reeling in the fish (12″ Walleye) and the plastic just broke. It was the piece between the the part that attaches to the rod and the reel it’s self. The straight piece. I was surprised to say the least. I’m sure there is no warranty claim to be made but I would like to talk to somebody to see if there was a design flaw on that model. Like I say it’s spent far more time in the rod locker and in the shed then being used.

Any idea’s?

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I would fill out their warrenty form and send it in or call themI have had good service from them
Stan

X2 nothing but good service from Shimano

Dutch,

I have notice a lot of flexing in my newer shimano reels, especially with bigger fish. I hope I am not headed down the same path as you. My reels are not in the same class as your Saros though.

Let us know how things go if you decide to contact Shimano.

FDR

What size of braid is that? The reel maxes at 10 pound, according to the spool. That braid looks like rope.

Tom Sawvell wrote:

What size of braid is that? The reel maxes at 10 pound, according to the spool. That braid looks like rope.

It’s 15 lb. Power Pro but that had nothing to do with the break. It wasn’t much of a fish or much of a hook set. Very little previous use with no big fish at all.

Hey Dutchboy , if you cant get it covered by warranty let me know..if you ship it to me and I can order parts and repair it for you, I will also do a cleaning,re-oil and re grease job. Let me know ..

The part runs $20-$27 plus shipping pending on model of reel

PM me if you want ,Jeff

Calm down on those hooksets big boy

trumar wrote:

Hey Dutchboy , if you cant get it covered by warranty let me know..if you ship it to me and I can order parts and repair it for you, I will also do a cleaning,re-oil and re grease job. Let me know ..

The part runs $20-$27 plus shipping pending on model of reel

PM me if you want ,Jeff

Thanks Jeff, it never occurred to me that it might be repairable. I’ll get back to you in the next few days.

Thanks.

Tom Sawvell wrote:

What size of braid is that? The reel maxes at 10 pound, according to the spool. That braid looks like rope.

Shouldn’t matter. The manufacturer puts that on to tell you how much Mono it will hold. Not what it is rated for. As long as you have drag set properly you can use 1000lb power pro and nothing should be affected, except for line capacity.

Heck most of these reels have completely interchangeable parts between them. The only difference usually is the spool and bail size.

Dutchboy wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>trumar wrote:</div>
Hey Dutchboy , if you cant get it covered by warranty let me know..if you ship it to me and I can order parts and repair it for you, I will also do a cleaning,re-oil and re grease job. Let me know ..

The part runs $20-$27 plus shipping pending on model of reel

PM me if you want ,Jeff

Thanks Jeff, it never occurred to me that it might be repairable. I’ll get back to you in the next few days.

Thanks.

Update: sent the reel into Jeff to be repaired. He did a outstanding job, looks just like new. Pricing was more then fair I thought.

Consider me happy!!!!!!

ya,I have dealt with trumar myself in the past,not on a reel issue,( pardon the pun ) but he is four square tried and true to be sure,great guy to talk to also.

thanks Jeff

Never met the “trumars”, but I am a big fan.

Personally I’m a fan of Mrs. Trumar….:)

Cool to hear of a good reel repair guy. Thanks for the update.

basseyes wrote:

Cool to hear of a good reel repair guy. Thanks for the update.

I dont repair them all !

I look at the issue ,then look at the schematic, If it something I want tackle(no pun intended) I will take it apart and repair it and HOPE it works as it should !

Brian,glad to see you happy with job done !

Brian Klawitter wrote:

Personally I’m a fan of Mrs. Trumar….:)

Bk,you are a fan of anyone who will get in your boat and try to catch those UGLY fish !!

BTW..thanks for taking Ms Trumar out, it leaves me more time to Walleye fish !!

Anytime!!