VS 200 clicker

[tattoobob]

If it is less than a year old they should replace it no charge

[Pete_G]

They're almost definitely going to tap a new hole in the spool and put in a new clicker when you send it in for service. Getting a new spool would probably be asking a lot. You can try, but I don't see it happening.

The clicker is a good spot to hit with a little oil from time to time. Super Lube or anything designed to stop corrosion is the best bet. There's differing metals there and if you rarely rinse the reel with freshwater you can definitely develop some serious corrosion. It's not rust, just the usual white flaky corrosion you get from aluminum.

If you never wash or only occasionally wash your reel, I'd also suggest putting a drop of Super Lube on the screws that hold the line roller to the the rotor cup and also the counterweight.

[Mike P]

Why do you want a drag clicker in the first place?

All it really does is tell anyone around you that you have a fish on.

The very first thing I do with any new spinning reel, whether it costs $80 or $800, is take off that clicker.

Don't worry about reeling against the drag and twisting your line. You'll hear the line running out thru the guides and over the reel's line roller--and more importantly, you'll be the only person who hears it.

[jim sylvester]

Originally Posted by Mike P

Why do you want a drag clicker in the first place?

All it really does is tell anyone around you that you have a fish on.

The very first thing I do with any new spinning reel, whether it costs $80 or $800, is take off that clicker.

Don't worry about reeling against the drag and twisting your line. You'll hear the line running out thru the guides and over the reel's line roller--and more importantly, you'll be the only person who hears it.

nice point mike

same thing happened to me with my VS, clicker chit the bed, and I'll tell you what, I was absolutely lost without it. Takes a little time to get used to no clicker.

but when all was said and done, I was happier than a kid on christmas when my buddy tapped a new hole in the spool and and it sang like a canary once again

ps.....there's usually no one around where decksweeper and I fish anyway ....just don't like the crowds

[SeaWolf]

on one spool i've taken it off and on the other i just bent it out of the way from contact for now, but it will come off too. i'm like mike, i dont want someone else to hear my drag. i know when i fish hits and when i'm fighting one. the only reason i could see using a clicker on a spinning reel is if you are not holding the rod, such as chunking or not casting and retrieving. i used to get annoyed just hearing my old 704/706 dogs click while reeling. my .02.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by jim sylvester

ps.....there's usually no one around where decksweeper and I fish anyway ....just don't like the crowds

Oh yeah???

[jim sylvester]

Originally Posted by piemma

Oh yeah???

Hi Piemma

you guys have your side and we have ours, isn't that how it works

if we can hear each others drags, one of two things are happening

A) theres a full fledged blitz going on and we met in the middle
or
B) someone's chasing down a BIG fish like in the movie A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by jim sylvester

if we can hear each others drags, one of two things are happening


B) someone's chasing down a BIG fish like in the movie A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT

I guarantee you I can yell "COMING DOWN, I'VE GOT A GOOD ONE ON a lot louder than a Van Staal clicker

[piemma]

Originally Posted by jim sylvester

Hi Piemma

you guys have your side and we have ours, isn't that how it works

if we can hear each others drags, one of two things are happening

A) theres a full fledged blitz going on and we met in the middle
or
B) someone's chasing down a BIG fish like in the movie A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT

Hi Jim:
Yeah, most of the time although every once in awhile Bryan and I have been known to wander over to 'the dark side'. Funny you and the decksweeper never came around the corner...

[shadow]

I like to bend my vs clicker out of the way as well so I can tell my partner that I had a fish take alot if line and he never knows if it is true or not.

[DZ]

Originally Posted by Mike P

Why do you want a drag clicker in the first place?

All it really does is tell anyone around you that you have a fish on.

The very first thing I do with any new spinning reel, whether it costs $80 or $800, is take off that clicker.

Don't worry about reeling against the drag and twisting your line. You'll hear the line running out thru the guides and over the reel's line roller--and more importantly, you'll be the only person who hears it.

I love old school guys. Learned that one from the NY gang on Block.

DZ