In reply to Post #3
New. Only a month or two old. Have mailed the shop (Total Fishing), but in the meantime, was interested in what anyone thought the issue was as I’ve not heard anything like this before.

I bought 3 x Power Aero 14000 XTC's last month. They've only been used a couple of times and I noticed when applying the lightest of resistance to the line during retrieve on one of them, it makes a bit of a clicking noise.

I took the spool and line guard off to investigate further and noticed when moving the reel whilst the handle is rotating, it makes a horrible racket. It sometimes does that particular noise with far less movement than I've demonstrated in the video.

I tried the same thing on one of the other two reels and they don't make this noise.

Any thoughts on what the likely cause is?

Hi all.

I'm currently looking to get a set of new carp rods and am currently considering either:

- Century Stealth Graphex 12ft 3.25 (full shrink) : My main niggle with this is the Alps waveform reel seat which I don't really like the look of, so I'd like need a custom build with an alternative reel seat.

- Freespirit Hi-S 12ft 3.5 (full shrink) : Again, I'm not keen on the reel seat or handle length (slightly too short), so this would also be a custom build.

I was hoping someone may have had experience with both of these rods to give their thoughts on them, how they compare and which they would go for?

Most of my fishing is on a lake that doesn't require casting any further than around 80-90 yards. For venues that require much longer chucks I'll use a different set of rods.

The rods will be paired with Shimano Ultegra XTE's.

Thanks