Bass22

Hello, I've got a daiwa regal 3500xi spinning reel that is about a year old, Recently it started to make noise while being reeled in, it is almost identical to the sound that a reel makes when the drag is being run- a very annoying and constant clicking type noise. Aside from this everything appears fine, retrieval, casting, drag etc... any thoughts on what this could be or how to fix it? Regards

the old mitchell's certainly set the bar high, probably too high. If I do not get any other feedback I'll try popping out some of the screws and see if anything looks noticeably wrong.

Hello, I've got a year old daiwa regal 3500xi, spinning reel that just started to make noise while being reeled in, the noise is almost identical to sound that a reel makes when the drag is being run by a large fish, though more subtle/less noisy. Aside from that everything appears fine, casting, drag etc... any thoughts? do I need to lube something in particular, I must admit I've never done reel maintenance on any I've owned :-/ but this strikes me as odd, seeing I've got a 20 year old mitchell 300 that works as good as day 1. PS- If it is simply in need of lube it would be great if someone could be as specific as possible for what to look for/lube Kind Regards and happy new year

that makes good sense, I have been a bit too busy to try a lighter poll with the 1/4oz lures i like to toss but I will soon enough and I think I'm on the road to finally enjoying the reel without any apprehension. Thanks for the help, it's appreciated.

thank you for the welcome and the replies. The rod, for one reason or another, I never thought of and it is indeed a MH and a moderate fast or fast (cant recall off hand). I'm bit embarrassed I never thought of it, I guess I had myself so convinced that I was not be adjusting the reel correctly that I closed my mind to other possibilities. As another general question that has me confused, the reel manual states that most users end up with the brake system set under 5 and users often going up a number in high winds (which I get) but do I take this to mean that I should be adjusting the spool tension to my baits more than I should be adjusting the brake? When I'm practicing the spool tension and the often stated "smart thumb" seem to have the biggest effects, that is unless I change the braking system by a large amount. I think tonight I might practice tossing some lighter baits with the reel on a M/ML spinning rod to see if I should consider picking up a lighter bait casting rod or if I'll just stay content tossing my heavier stuff with the bait caster. Thanks again for the quick replies

I've been happily fishing since childhood with spinning equipment and have no complaints, curiosity got the best of me and I recently purchased my first bait casting combo, a Daiwa procaster rojo and a cabelas rod and I am having some troubles but very much so want to stick it out. I have read the reel's manual and an online intro written by *** but I've still got my fair share of questions, perhaps better put, problems. I seem to be able to cast heavier baits without many problems, I've found setting my brake system to around 3 and relatively loose spool results in good trouble free casts, at least for the most part (im counting 1/2oz rattle traps and 11/16 oz. rapalas as heavy). If I only casted baits of this weight, 1/2oz+, I'm pretty sure I'd be happily on my way to success, but, some of my favorite baits are 1/4 oz (rapala #13, poppers, etc...). When I am casting these lighter baits I'm confused on how I should be adjusting my set up, I have found limited success by setting my brakes to a higher #5 and tightening the spool a bit, but my results are shaky. Often I see my casts tailing off to the left of the target im casting to or seemingly dying of speed in the cast. So I guess my questions are: Can i cast lures as light as 1/4oz on my setup? Could I throw even lighter if properly adjusted? How should I be adjusting the break system and spool tightness in regards to the weight of the lure? Sorry for the long first post, I understand you gents probably field this question quite often but any help is appreciated. Regards James