I recently bought a new spincast reel (not a very well-known brand, to be honest) and after using it just three times it's already making weird noises and jamming up when I cast. Is it defective or is there something I can do to fix it?
If it's jamming after so few uses, it's most likely a defective part or poor factory quality, especially if it's an unknown brand. Before you toss it, clean the reel thoroughly with fresh water (sometimes dirt or sand gets trapped inside) and check that nothing's blocking the internal mechanism, but honestly if it keeps doing it after cleaning, I'd return it if I can or swap it for a more reliable model. A decent spincast shouldn't lock up in three uses, so it's probably not something you're doing wrong - it's the reel itself.
Did you already check if there's sand or dirt inside the reel? That happens a lot with cheap spincast reels, because they don't seal well. Before assuming it's defective, open the cover and clean it with a dry cloth, put a little light oil on the moving parts and try again. If it keeps making noise and jamming after that, then yeah it's probably come with some part that was made wrong, and your best bet is to try returning it or exchanging it.
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