Spinning Reel Clicking Sound

[Musky.Hunter]

I have two retro spinning reels that click when I reel them.  I read it might be anti reverse but they clicked out of the box.

The first is a Abu Garcia Cardinal 154.  Not sure if it started day 1 but i think it did.

The next is a Shakesphere blue 2400 series (todays 4000 size).  I am 100% sure it clicked straight out of the box.

They have a switch to back reel and don't click when you back reel.  I always though the clicker was on to alert you the back reel feature was off.

Is this why do they click when i reel the handle?

 

[happyhooker]

I see you are new to the site.  Greetings.

When you say "click", is it, like, one tick per revolution of the spool?  Or, one tick per handle crank?  Or maybe, a fairly steady clicking?  Or, something else?

We should be able to narrow it down.

Frank

[Gfish]

Sounds like most retro-spinning reels. With the anti-reverse switch turned on for one direction operation, there should be a click sound to let you know it's on. When off, the reel should turn both directions with NO click sound.
The exception would be a spinner with an anti-reverse bearing in it, that has an "on-off" switch which would make NO sound for either one-way reeling or reeling both directions.
One other version is the ARB with no switch, which only allows you to reel in, also with NO click sound.
Ok, there's one more; expensive, larger, modern reels often have an ARB with no on-off switch, along with a BACK-UP DOG that engages when the ARB slips, allowing the reel to turn backwards. A damaged or over-lubed ARB does this sometimes. The dog in this type of spinner will click, letting you know it's working as designed.

Clicking right out of the box means the anti-reverse switch was on when packaged, maybe to keep the rotor from turning during transport.

[jurelometer]

Rejoice at the sound. Most older anti-reverse reels have a sprung anti reverse dog.  The spring tension causes the dog to make a clicking noise as it rides up and down over rotating teeth somewhere in the drive train.  The shape of the dog and teeth allow for rotation in only one direction.  That switch to enable back reeling is holding the dog off the teeth.

It is the simplest and most reliable anti-reverse mechanism that you will find in a reel.  It is still used in higher drag reels, because it is also the strongest.

The only downsides are that clicking noise you hear when you turn the handle, and a slight amount of backward rotation as the dog engages.  Later designs used silent eared dogs without springs, and most modern spinning reels use roller clutches.  These address the shortcomings of sprung dog designs at the expense of reliability.

Here is a common spinning reel anti-reverse design using a sprung dog from that era.  There are others, but they will all make that clicking noise:


And welcome!

-J

[quang tran]

That clicking sound design to attract Musky to strike . Some reel seem to attract more ,some less some only attract mosquitos