I bought this reel off eBay supposedly new. Whenever reeling it seems to be off kilter or like something is bent. It doesn’t spin dead straight and slightly wobbles. Is this normal for them or is something wrong?
Posted by Chadgreen344
4 Comments
TheAtomicFly66 on
Lamson reels are good reels, especially the fully machined Velocity models. Sounds like something is bent.
chuckH71 on
Contact lamson , years ago I got a speedster on eBay and the seller never told me the drag was broke , I contacted lamson and sent it back to them
20 bucks later I had my reel back with a brand new drag good reels and great people ! I own a lot of fly reels nautilus and tibor but lamson reel are some of my favorites I still have two speedster S reels
And a few older ones
Aleforme on
The foot looks offset to the right just a bit IMO?
cmonster556 on
We can’t tell you what’s wrong with it from a pic like that.
Reasons a reel might wobble:
Counterweight on spool is missing.
Backing and fly line aren’t wound on evenly (easy to do).
Flaw in spool casting/spindle assembly.
Bad bearing.
No lube.
It’s been dropped and is now not round/straight/whatever.
Take it to a shop and have them look at it. If that is not possible, take it to a mechanic and have them look at it. Take off all the line and backing and see if it still wobbles. Clean it, lube it properly, see if it still wobbles. If so, contact Lamson.
4 Comments
Lamson reels are good reels, especially the fully machined Velocity models. Sounds like something is bent.
Contact lamson , years ago I got a speedster on eBay and the seller never told me the drag was broke , I contacted lamson and sent it back to them
20 bucks later I had my reel back with a brand new drag good reels and great people ! I own a lot of fly reels nautilus and tibor but lamson reel are some of my favorites I still have two speedster S reels
And a few older ones
The foot looks offset to the right just a bit IMO?
We can’t tell you what’s wrong with it from a pic like that.
Reasons a reel might wobble:
Counterweight on spool is missing.
Backing and fly line aren’t wound on evenly (easy to do).
Flaw in spool casting/spindle assembly.
Bad bearing.
No lube.
It’s been dropped and is now not round/straight/whatever.
Take it to a shop and have them look at it. If that is not possible, take it to a mechanic and have them look at it. Take off all the line and backing and see if it still wobbles. Clean it, lube it properly, see if it still wobbles. If so, contact Lamson.