I'm really careful with my reels but out of the 4 baitcasters 3 have had to go back for repair or replacement. I won't mention the companies. (3 different ones) That wouldn’t be nice.
I have about 30 spinning reels and never a problem.
I can say that that one company repaired one reel under warranty it’s not 100 %) the other company totally replaced it under warranty. The 3rd one I sent it to them and explained it's only 3 months out of warranty and really has only has about 6 months of use. The fishing season isn't that long here in N.E. I hope they fix it for me. But back to the problem.
The first reel the spool release kept sticking down, the second reel (different company) a grinding noise and the spool release lever was sporadic, The third reel (yet another company) the worm gear of that pin that rides in the worm gear is messing up sticking to the left side causing the line to gather in one spot.
I open them up rinse, dry and oil them. I love bait casters but.........What the hell????