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Does anyone else like having there reel buzz when casting. I don't know why but for some reason i like to put a sound to the action i doing. Anyone else like to have this when casting?

I love to hear that whirring sound.  It is one of those noises that I associate with the bliss that is bass fishing. 

And "yes" I use Quantums.  And "no" they are not in need of lubrication.  I found that the noise is somewhat dependent on how the mag brake is set.  More brake = more whir.  So its loudest when throwing big top waters/cranks/spinnerbaits in the wind for me cause that's when I use the mag brake.

On a related note, for some reason that sound always reminds me of the "shwwwa" sound at the begining of that '90s song by Ini Kamoze; "Here comes the hot stepper".  So then I'm launchin' baits and singing that goofy song in my head all day on the water  :)

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Also, on another angle of the buzz, diffrent brands buzz differently, aluminum, magnesium, graphite have particular sounds, you know you have a problem when they don 't buzz like they always do.

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Does anyone else like having there reel buzz when casting. I don't know why but for some reason i like to put a sound to the action i doing. Anyone else like to have this when casting?

Here's the sound i am talking about listen at around 1:35 when he cast :)

To me ithe reel sounds perfectly normal, actually I can fish at night and know pretty much how far the bait has traveled and when to thumb just by the sound of the spool spinning.

Yea i noticed that after a while i could pretty much tell when the lure was about to hit the water by the sound. Just a good by-product i guess.

Does anyone else like having there reel buzz when casting. I don't know why but for some reason i like to put a sound to the action i doing. Anyone else like to have this when casting?

I love to hear that whirring sound.  It is one of those noises that I associate with the bliss that is bass fishing. 

And "yes" I use Quantums.  And "no" they are not in need of lubrication. I found that the noise is somewhat dependent on how the mag brake is set.  More brake = more whir.

:)

Awesome i never thought of it being the brake system.. I always assumed it was the bearings or something else.

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