celtfan09

Odd... all I did was unscrew the Drag knob, cranked it, no noise... put the drag knob back on, cranked it and still no noise... talk about easy fix if this indeed fixed it lol... how weird.. smooth as butter again

Thanks for your reply Delaware... I think I may cause more damage attempting to repair it... If I decided to replace this reel in the near future. What would you recommend? I mainly use Senkos and Rapala X-rap lures on 6lb mono test ... sorry I can't be a little more specific, still new to this right now.. but I don't know the average weight of my lures... but I am currently using a Berkley Cherrywood 6'6" .. Again, thank you for your time

After about 30-40 hours of use on this Abu Garcia 102i I've noticed a clicking noise starting to arise. I know this isn't an expensive reel, but it is my only setup and I need to get the most out of it. I'd like to know where I should start to try and find where this noise is coming from before any damage starts.... This reel has been submerged in water a few times... Thanks in advance!!

I recently just started fishing again and purchased an Abu Garcia Cardinal 102i / Cherrywood 6'6" Med. Combo. I have a feeling the rod tip is just too soft and casting causes a lot of vibration and affecting the cast distance. Or possibly something else could be causing this issue. I really have to put some "mustard" on my cast to get it out there, and it don't think that's healthy for the rod and or reel. I have tried my buddies setup, which I think is a MH 6' or 6'6", where the tip is much stiffer, although it's set up with a pflueger president, I only have to put about 15% amount of effort as I do with mine to achieve the same casting distance. I have only been using Rapala X-Rap lures, Dancin' Eel and a spinner at times on a 6Lb Mono. Any suggestions?