You know what? I just noticed today with my 5501C3, that when I started fishing, it didn't want to disengage the freespool.. So I smacked the reel around a little bit, and sure enough.. not a problem afterward.. *LOL* I've put that reel through a HELL of a lot of abuse over the last two years, and this is the FIRST trouble with it! I'm sure it's nothing major though..

Tom
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