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I have had my Shimano TwinPower 4000 FA Fishing Reel for 20 years and this is the second time that the bail assembly has broken. Last time - it was in 2009 - I could buy a new bail assembly from the Importer for DKK 330.00 + shipping. Now there is no service at Shimano anymore in Denmark. I have asked and got an answer: "Throw the Fishing Reels out and buy a new one". I have bought a new one, but NO more a Shimano Fishing Reels. I haven't thrown the Fishing Reels out, give it one more "shot" with this ad in DBA. Bail assembly for Shimano Twinpower 4000 FA for sale: I am looking for a new bail assembly for my Shimano fishing reel. If anyone has a defective Fishing Reels (Twinpower 4000 FA) and wants to sell it, I could be interested in a purchase. After more than 1 year, I received a response from a reader of DBA with this text: "Hello Jørgen. Unfortunately, we have been through something of the same - on several occasions - changed in time from Twinpower to Stella when we got to know that they were not strong enough to fish pike with (size 3000!!!). After fishing with various Stella for many years, now we can't get spare parts either. However, Andreas from Shimano Nordic referred us to Jørgen the "Wheel Doctor", at Jan & Bo Køgevej 3 in Roskilde. Try to get hold of him. If it doesn't work and you decide to try out in the great interweb, you must be aware that the numbers on the various parts, and the naming of them is not the same between the accompanying manuals, Shimano Nordic and Shimano Japan - ie they are called something different and also have different numbers - just to make a challenge EVEN more difficult than it was to begin with. good luck with the venture. Regards Eskil" Naturally, I contacted Jørgen, also known as the "Wheel Doctor" at Jan & Bo in Roskilde. He has made a new bail assembly for the reels in a slightly thicker material, so that the durability will be better. He informed me of a price of DKK 400.00 plus shipping with GLS. It turned out to last - DKK 445.00 with shipping. I will receive the reels tomorrow and it was done within a week. See! it just wasn't the only Shimano reels that broke. The next day it happened with the Symetre 2500RI.

Shimano TwinPower 4000 FA with broken bail assembly - for the second time

Jørgen the "Wheel Doctor" has given me permission to inform you about the new bail assembly so others can benefit from it. Contact: Jan & Bo Angling shop Køgevej 3 4000 Roskilde Tel.: 46 36 36 77 The business Mobile Pay: 20 87 28 80 (Bo Vogelius) Att. Jørgen "Wheel Doctor" Mobile: 26 93 22 59 Private Mail: jphjuldk@gmail.com

I have searched all over the web for spare parts for Shimano fishing reels - but to no avail. I got almost the same answer everywhere: "We don't have it. It can no longer be obtained. There is no service for Shimano fishing wheels in Denmark. After 3 years you can no longer buy spare parts. Throw the reels away - buy a new one new". On e-bay you can be lucky to buy a used reels, but it also costs money. At eReplacementParts, which has almost everything, that answer emerged: Shimano TwinPower 4000FA Shimano Symetre 2500RI Bail Assembly RD11440 Bail Assembly RD8763 Part Number:RD11440 Part Number:RD8763 Fits your SP4000FA! Fits your SY-2500RI!   Unfortunately, this part isn't available any more at eReplacementParts. This could be because: The manufacturer doesn't make this part any more. There are no substitute parts made by the manufacturer to replace this part. There is no longer any way for us to find this part and stock it in our warehouse. We would love to help you find the part you need, but our call center agents will, regrettably, be unable to assist you with tracking it down. However, you may still be able to locate the part you need by trying the following: Using a search engine to type your part number and see if other retailers still have this part in stock Visiting online stores such as eBay and finding sellers that have this part. Trying retailers and repair stores in your local area to see if they have the part in their inventory. Talking to a local repair technician, who may have the part you need, or may be able to repair your existing part. Reaching out to the manufacturer of your product to see what their recommendations are for replacing this part.

After my accident with the Shimano TwinPower 4000FA - broken bail assembly - I put my Shimano Symetre 2500RI Fishing Reel into use the next day. You must always have an extra fishing reel with you, when fishing with Shimano tackle. Believe it or not! After a few casts at the same place where we were the day before, the same thing happened, the bail assembly broke on the Shimano Symetre 2500RI Fishing Reel.      Shimano TwinPower 4000FA                Shimano Symetre 2500RI Pictures from eReplacementParts of the 2 bails assembly they once stocked.

Shimano Symetre 2500RI with broken bail assembly to the left and Shimano TwinPower 4000 FA to the right. A sad sight I later sold the reels as defective - for spare parts That was before I knew the "Wheel Doctor" Jørgen

I am convinced that these Shimano fishing reels are not suitable - read durable - for fishing with Fireline, Spiderwire, braided line or similar lines, which are not elastic. Therefore, a good tip would be to put the bail assamply back with your hand when the bait has hit the water. That's not my way of fishing. Especially in river fishing, where there are many trees, branches and stones in the water. (Stensån in Sweden). Here you have to be very quick to return the bail assamply - even if the bait has not entered the water yet - otherwise you will be stuck in the trees on the other side of the stream.

After several accidents with Shimano Fishing Reels and no service in Denmark anymore, I have decided to try these fishing reels. They are available in 7 different sizes ranging from DC1000 to DC7000. Prices vary with size from DKK 83 to DKK 124. Find yours Fishing Reels here. I ordered the DC1000 wheel on March 26, 2024 and I received it on April 6, 2024 in good condition at the agreed price. I promised to give a review of the product once the wheel had been received and I had tried fishing with it. As the water level is in Varde Å now, it will probably take some time before I can get to the stream.      DC1000 fishing reel                                                          DC4000 fishing reel If I am satisfied with the DC1000 fishing reel, I will buy one more and in that case it will be DC3000 or DC4000. It will be used for turbot fishing on the West Coast in May. You have to see this in light of the fact that I have lost faith in Shimano wheels. If you buy a Fishing Reels for DKK 3,000.00 or more, you probably expect the Fishing Reels to be serviced if the accident happens. But a Fishing Reels for less than DKK 100.00 can be discarded after a season of fishing if the bail assembly breaks.

DC1000 that I have ordered from TEMU. The 7 sizes available.

When evaluating these fishing reels, one must take into account what they cost. You can't judge them with wheels for 4 - 5 thousand kroner. Here's my take: Great design. A nice wheel with a nice wooden handle. But a lot of slack in the handle, where it sits on the square shaft that goes into the wheel housing. A little slack in the coil and in the bail assembly. Now we have to see how important it is when fishing.

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