It just started making a whining noise when I cast. It was nice & quite since I bought it a couple months ago & have used it about 3 or 4 times.

But today, it just made that noise & it feels like I'm not getting the distance. I have 3 brakes set as I've aways have w/ Curado reels. I had this same noise on my older Curado.

So, how do I remedy this problem???

My guess is that the noise is associated with the spool brakes.  Try putting a small drop of oil on each of the brake collars and see if that helps.

When you started to lose casting distance did you re-adjust the cast control cap? If so you probably now have loosened it up to far. I'll bet you have lateral play in your free spool. If you check the shims behind your spool support bearings i'll bet they are dry, this will tell me also that your bearings are dry and need cleaned out and re-oiled. I would re-lube the spool support bearings and shims, then turn your brakes off and re-adjust the cast control, then re-set your brakes and that sound should stop.

For those that think you need to oil the spool brakes on reels. Putting oil on the spool brakes is like pouring oil on the brakes of your vehicle, brake actions change and get a lot less efficient. Cleaning the blocks will help more....

Just my .02¢

Good Luck & Tight Lines!!!!

For those that think you need to oil the spool brakes on reels. Putting oil on the spool brakes is like pouring oil on the brakes of your vehicle, brake actions change and get a lot less efficient. Cleaning the blocks will help more....

Just my .02¢

Good Luck & Tight Lines!!!!

I wonder why Shimano has this listed as a solution to that problem in the FAQ/T-shoot section on their website?  

For those that think you need to oil the spool brakes on reels. Putting oil on the spool brakes is like pouring oil on the brakes of your vehicle, brake actions change and get a lot less efficient. Cleaning the blocks will help more....

With all do respect, I think you are correct in theory but incorrect for this application. Yes I completely aggree that oiling the collars will reduce friction and hamper the braking. In this case, the loss of brake efficiency is negligible. I don't know anyone that uses their reel with more than 4 collars on. I think the oil enables the collars to imply friction gently and smoothly while a dry collar is a bit too aggressive. Dry collars also rub/stick/chatter on brake case which can cause an audible vibration. I totally agree that he should clean and re-lube the spool bearings but I don't think it will remedy the "whining" issue.