Trophy Tyee reel repairs/parts etc

[Birdsnest]

I have a couple of Trophy XL tyee reels and one has lost one of the two knobs off the spool. I have the knob but it fell out it did not thread out meaning the threads on the spool are shot/finished.

My question is if a guy can get parts for this reel or is there a repair guy that can re tap the spool and put new knob on?

 

[Joe]

tyee maine in the comox valley carries the parts. its about $18 for the 2 screws, the post and the paddle. I have sheared 4 knobs off tyee reels in 2 years. I am happy with the reel for half the price of an islander but sheering off knobs constantly is annoying

 

[Birdsnest]

Thanks joe. Ya the reels are pretty good. This is my first knob loss but simply replacing it with a new one is not an option, the threads are stripped on the spool.

I hate the freespool lever. It is easy to hit by accident and results in nasty birds nest. I think I am going to grind mine right down so that I can only activate it with my fingernails.

 

[fishin solo]

if the threads are stripped you will have to get a mcachinist or a tap 1 size bigger to make those handles work again

 

[noluck]

perfect time to upgrade to islander posts, wolf has a threat on here if you search for it

 

[Dave S]

Agree with no luck. I got the new style trophy handles from Redl and used a dremel to create a countersink for the screw head that goes from inside of the spool and threads into a new handle post. Then handle slides over post.

 

[Monaro21]

I switched to the Islander paddles on my Trophy after having the same problem using the instructions on here from Wolf. I was very easy and I can guarantee you that if I can do it, you can do it...I am not handy at all lol.