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numbskull · 10-09-2011, 05:34 AM

Sounds like water in the anti-reverse bearing. Get it fixed or it will seize on you and ruin a trip.

I don't own a VS, but my experience is that NONE of these "waterproof" reels are waterproof. I've had a ZB leak and a Stella SW leak. They all need to be opened, checked, and fixed periodically if they get drenched. If you start feeling something wrong during use there is a good chance it is water damaging a bearing. The reels are built so well that other components don't usually fail unless wet (although ZB reportedly had a small run of faulty bearings several years ago).

10-09-2011, 05:34 AM	#3
numbskull Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: over the hill Posts: 6,682	Sounds like water in the anti-reverse bearing. Get it fixed or it will seize on you and ruin a trip. I don't own a VS, but my experience is that NONE of these "waterproof" reels are waterproof. I've had a ZB leak and a Stella SW leak. They all need to be opened, checked, and fixed periodically if they get drenched. If you start feeling something wrong during use there is a good chance it is water damaging a bearing. The reels are built so well that other components don't usually fail unless wet (although ZB reportedly had a small run of faulty bearings several years ago).