Replacement spinning reel bail spring .
Anyone know where I can get a replacement bail spring for a GanderMountain GSXT12-20 spinning reel? I've had this reel for many years now and it is in excellent shape except for the broken spring. The reel is useless now. I hate to junk this reel just because of the broken spring.
Try Larry Balch (reel doctor) Ransomville NY 716 417 4343
Don't need a spool, Don't need a whole reel (especially unknown condition of) The Mike's site didn't list Gander or GSXT series reels.
Thanks anyways.
Don’t get rid of the reel if you like it, go to a bait shop and see if they can steer you in the right direction, or go buy a cheesy reel for $20 at Walmart and snag the spring from it, chances are fair that it will work, I broke a spring once and took one from another reel that I didn’t use anymore, if you buy a reel and the spring is not the right size, you can return it, nothing to lose
Get in touch with Bass Pro Shops repair center they have extensive parts
mishman wrote:
Anyone know where I can get a replacement bail spring for a GanderMountain GSXT12-20 spinning reel? I've had this reel for many years now and it is in excellent shape except for the broken spring. The reel is useless now. I hate to junk this reel just because of the broken spring.
If you spring for the 10 bucks, here's a place to purchase your reel's operating manual which should include a schematic and the spring part number. Just for starters.
https://www.all-usermanuals.com/checkoutI believe I used Mike's Reel Repair years ago to replace my Shimano bail spring; but they don't seem to carry Gander Mountain stuff.
sawheeler52 wrote:
If you spring for the 10 bucks, here's a place to purchase your reel's operating manual which should include a schematic and the spring part number. Just for starters.
https://www.all-usermanuals.com/checkoutI believe I used Mike's Reel Repair years ago to replace my Shimano bail spring; but they don't seem to carry Gander Mountain stuff.
You might try giving Mike's Reel Repair a phone call at 604-855-1119 and ask if they can direct you or maybe even find it for you. I was satisfied the one time I did business with them.
One thought, if you find a seller, open your reel up first to assess if you need more than just a spring. If I recall correctly with my Shimano, I purchased 3-parts which is where the schematic comes in handy.
mishman wrote:
Anyone know where I can get a replacement bail spring for a GanderMountain GSXT12-20 spinning reel? I've had this reel for many years now and it is in excellent shape except for the broken spring. The reel is useless now. I hate to junk this reel just because of the broken spring.
Years back I had a reel that had a broken bail spring that wasn't available also. So what I did was to modify the reel by cutting the bail wire and permanently mounting the roller assembly. making the reel a manual pickup.
I believe Gander Mountain reels were made by Pflueger. You may try there.
sytheteacher wrote:
Years back I had a reel that had a broken bail spring that wasn't available also. So what I did was to modify the reel by cutting the bail wire and permanently mounting the roller assembly. making the reel a manual pickup.
That's an excellent fix sy.
Years ago I too had a broken bail spring and the guy had a some kind of wire bender and made a new bail spring for me.
Seem to be a great idea till I tried fishing with it. Well the new spring was so strong it kept closing the bail on the cast. Oh well.
I now hand flip on every cast. It eliminates line twist and once you get used to it, very easy to master.
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