4 hours ago, Bill B. said:

You can cut off the bail wire, if you are accustomed to working the bail manually. I used to do that with my spinning reels years ago, when they were not as refined as they are today.

Every surf casting spinner I've ever owned was without fail without bail.

A-Jay

2 minutes ago, QUAKEnSHAKE said:

Looks goofed

shimano sells that part    #12843--    $13.35

http://fish.shimano.com/content/sac-fish/en/home/products/fishing-reels/spinning/sedona.html

Yeah.. I'm going to try and fix it first.. nothin to lose

Hey OP, if you do decide to get rid of it, I will buy/trade you for it.  I have been wanting to try a bailwire-less reel for a while now and could use another small reel for my perch/pickerel arsenal.  

2 minutes ago, Bunnielab said:

Hey OP, if you do decide to get rid of it, I will buy/trade you for it.  I have been wanting to try a bailwire-less reel for a while now and could use another small reel for my perch/pickerel arsenal.  

Appreciate the offer but I'll get it fixed.. besides this slight issue.. this reel is sweet!