Heddon 277

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Can't help with the schematic, Chester, but it sure looks like your bail trip is bent. I doubt very much if the trip stud is worn enough to be an issue. You should be able to correct the bail trip lever easily by using a couple of small vise grips to rebend & align the lever angles. I've done it many times on similar reels. It's easy on those softer metals. A little anvil works good, too, to straighten the flat areas.   

You were right, Tommy, easy to tell it was bent just by eyeballing it.  A pair of needlenose pliers straightened it on first try.  And getting that bail trip spring in place was easy, some can be a pain.

These Heddon reels are pretty neat reels... Jeff

They sure are.  Matter of fact, I have another smaller one coming later in the week.  They are one of the easiest to work on.