van staal fly reel help
Submitted by kane on Fri, 2009-08-07 09:13
Ive got a van staal fly reel the c-vex 7/8G
Im trying to swap the drag over from left hand to right hand following the directions provided as best i can understand them but im starting to damage the plastic seal inside trying to get it out.
Does anyone know how to do this change over... the manual says "switching the retrieve is simple with cvex!" well its not so simple for me haha!
Anyway let us know what you think
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Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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Call!
Kane,
I own a couple of those fly reels and very nice indeed!
For the change over, call;
Ian Bailey @
Bailey's Baitbox Shop 2/ 369 Warnboro Sound Ave, Port Kennedy, WA 6169 p: (08) 9524 6863
You may have to try that # a few times but you'll get through, he was the importer of Van!
kane
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hey, thanks for the advice ryan
ill give him a try...gonna need a few bits and pieces to repair the drag if i keep hacking at it! probably might be too late already... ooops! haha
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till
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Better get onto it, he shuts
Better get onto it, he shuts the doors end if this week or next IIRC.
kane
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been trying to ring him...no joy
if hes closed shop anyone else got a fly reel range in perth that may know how to do it?
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hlokk
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I'd try Ryan at Oceanside,
I'd try Ryan at Oceanside, Chris at Flyworld or Rohan at Bluewater Melville.
(bit odd though, they're supposed to be toolless and able to change left and right easily)
kane
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nah its not toolless mate, it comes with a tool for it...
and i know its supposed to be a quick changeover....thats what the directions say too but i think mines been put togethor with locktight, it aint a quick easy changeover at all...
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Tim
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Trying
Keep trying to get him Kane. Ian has been opening later and closing early as the shop is getting lower on stock.
till
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Yeah took me half a dozen
Yeah took me half a dozen goes before I got him on the phone.
kane
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Thanks everyone for your help
Managed to get it in the end.... "SWITCHING THE RETRIEVE...ITS SIMPLE WITH CVEX!"
It actually is easy when you get the seal disk out...that however required 3/4 of the tools in my workshop! Man that things in tight.
Anyway job done, works a treat..also interesting to know that the one dealer listed on the van staal website for the whole of australia is baileys bait box...now hes shutting down i guess it opens the door for someone else to pick up the van staal range... ;)
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