Stradic reels??

[TheSaint]

I recently brought a Shimano Stradic 2500 reel & i've had problems with the bail-arm shutting when i was casting, if you tried to cast even slightly harder then soft flick it was just shutting. I changed the line once down from 6lb to 4lb fireline mainly cause i had trouble seeing the line & i thought it could of been a problem?? Which i doubt it was..

I've taken it back to the shop where i got it from but i'm just wondering if anyone on these forums have had any problems with Stradic reels before?

[Jeremy]

no problems with my 1000 or 2500.

Jeremy

[Jeremy87]

the bail arm on my 1000 also closes easily when casting in the way you described but not bad enough to warrent replacing anything. I found that flick casting tends to close it when the bail arm is in the wrong possition.

[TheSaint]

I found that flick casting tends to close it when the bail arm is in the wrong possition.

I thought i had it in the wrong position but i started checking everytime i casted & made sure the bail-arm was open properly still it happened & it just got worse after the respool..

[BrandonH]

I have a 2500 and 4000 stradic and haven't had the problems you are describing. I often shoot hard long casts with my 2500 and have never had an issue!! I think Jeremy might be talking about the bail arm being at the top of the reel, casuing the maxum force on the bail arm when casting??

The only problem i have had with mine is the bearing inside the bailarm ceased up (after 1.5 years of excessive use!!!!) using it for bait sometimes I managed to get a small whitebait scale inside there and it caused it to rust many times soaking in metho and CRC seamed to clean it up and it isn't ceased anymore but makes a very loud sound when retreving. I ended up reversing how it sits and it now dosn't turn anymore, I can't see any real problems with it being like this as it still operates very well

Cheers
Brandon...

[griz066]

I have a 2500 and 4000 stradic also and no problems here, for the money we pay for them take it back mate and ask for it to be fixed or replaced.