bent bail

The bail on one of my reels is bent. It hits the handle. How do i bend
it back to it's original shape without damaging the reel.The bail does
not bend that easy. Thanks

"fishtale" wrote in message
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The bail on one of my reels is bent. It hits the handle. How do i bend
it back to it's original shape without damaging the reel.The bail does
not bend that easy. Thanks

Come on now...are we just to tell you what to do if we
do not know what we are supposed to do it to
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Kdod wrote:
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The bail on one of my reels is bent. It hits the handle. How do i bend
it back to it's original shape without damaging the reel.The bail does
not bend that easy. Thanks

Come on now...are we just to tell you what to do if we
do not know what we are supposed to do it to
;}


The reel type is Daiwa Whiskers 1300. I had a go at bending the bail
wearing gloves. The bail is rather thick wire and not easy to bend.. It
seems to be clearing the handle. It's a good reel. Its' puzzling as to
why the bail got bent in the first place. I store the reel in my gear
bag and I have caught some big fish (non bass) using the reel. I didn't
think I had to name the reel since a bail on a spinning reel is quite
standard. Thanks and tight lines

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"fishtale" wrote in message
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The bail on one of my reels is bent. It hits the handle. How do i bend
it back to it's original shape without damaging the reel.The bail does
not bend that easy. Thanks

Come on now...are we just to tell you what to do if we
do not know what we are supposed to do it to
;}


The reel type is Daiwa Whiskers 1300. I had a go at bending the bail
wearing gloves. The bail is rather thick wire and not easy to bend.. It
seems to be clearing the handle. It's a good reel. Its' puzzling as to
why the bail got bent in the first place. I store the reel in my gear
bag and I have caught some big fish (non bass) using the reel. I didn't
think I had to name the reel since a bail on a spinning reel is quite
standard. Thanks and tight lines


Get a hammer and hit it. If it does not work to straighten it, do not force
it. Get a bigger hammer.

Remove the bail. set it on a block of wood. Reshape it carefully with a
heavy nonmarring hammer. A plastic deadblow might work. I would use a lead
mallet, but you can't just go buy those you have to make your own.


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The bail on one of my reels is bent. It hits the handle. How do i bend
it back to it's original shape without damaging the reel.The bail does
not bend that easy. Thanks

Come on now...are we just to tell you what to do if we
do not know what we are supposed to do it to
;}


The reel type is Daiwa Whiskers 1300. I had a go at bending the bail
wearing gloves. The bail is rather thick wire and not easy to bend.. It
seems to be clearing the handle. It's a good reel. Its' puzzling as to
why the bail got bent in the first place. I store the reel in my gear
bag and I have caught some big fish (non bass) using the reel. I didn't
think I had to name the reel since a bail on a spinning reel is quite
standard. Thanks and tight lines


Get a hammer and hit it. If it does not work to straighten it, do not
force it. Get a bigger hammer.



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He could always take it back to the lads at Wally World.


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Remove the bail. set it on a block of wood. Reshape it carefully with a
heavy nonmarring hammer. A plastic deadblow might work. I would use a
lead mallet, but you can't just go buy those you have to make your own.


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Kdod wrote:
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The bail on one of my reels is bent. It hits the handle. How do i
bend
it back to it's original shape without damaging the reel.The bail
does
not bend that easy. Thanks

Come on now...are we just to tell you what to do if we
do not know what we are supposed to do it to
;}


The reel type is Daiwa Whiskers 1300. I had a go at bending the bail
wearing gloves. The bail is rather thick wire and not easy to bend.. It
seems to be clearing the handle. It's a good reel. Its' puzzling as to
why the bail got bent in the first place. I store the reel in my gear
bag and I have caught some big fish (non bass) using the reel. I didn't
think I had to name the reel since a bail on a spinning reel is quite
standard. Thanks and tight lines


Get a hammer and hit it. If it does not work to straighten it, do not
force it. Get a bigger hammer.



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That happened to one of my Daiwa Regal-Zs. I'm sure it was from stepping on
it or something like that, but it wasn't from normal use. I just bent it
back with my hands until it cleared whatever it was hitting. It's not like
it was originally, but it's fully functional. It may be that my bail was
thinner wire than yours and more easily bendable. You may be able to buy a
new bail if you can't repair it, I don't know if they have parts for that
reel.

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The bail on one of my reels is bent. It hits the handle. How do i bend
it back to it's original shape without damaging the reel.The bail does
not bend that easy. Thanks

fishtale wrote:

The bail on one of my reels is bent. It hits the handle. How do i bend
it back to it's original shape without damaging the reel.The bail does
not bend that easy. Thanks


Returning it to Walmart is obviously out of the question or you would
have done that already. Are you sure it didn't get bent fending off one
of those ferocious Canadian raccoons?

Buy a new one and keep it for parts.