Breakage of bail

Should we close it manually ?

The bail wire of 95Stella
The bail wire of my 95Stella2000 had broken by a few day's use .

98Ultegra
The same point of 98Ultegra2000 had broken by one year .

But I had adjusted the width of wire . So , the impact of closing had increased . Although it might be cause , I think it is a defect .

Cause
The weight of A and B of the present reels has increased . So , the impact on C has become larger .

Measure
This picture is my measure . I added the stopper on the balance weight . It decreases the impact on bail wire .

I bonded the stainless pin by epoxy .

It was a hint . Daiwa's Freams has same stopper on balancer . Cardinal C300 and Mitchell Avocet have also . It means the stopper is necessary .

Daiwa is same !
The bail angle of 97EmblemZ2000iA altered by a few day's use . And the tripping lever had broken by 2day .

It is not the deformation of wire . Its cause is weakness of bail pivots .

I am the " Mitchell angler " . So , I usually close the bails by handle of the reel .

Some Japanese anglers say that bail should be closed by hand . I don't think so .

How do you return the clutch of bait reel and spin casting reel ?

The cause of these breakage are on the reels . It is not angler's responsibility . (2004/7/26)

Broke ? Broken ?