I've been thinking about this subject for awhile, and it's time to get the opinions of you smarty pants.

Being a traditional kind of guy. I lean towards the C&P reels. Besides the tradition of C&P it's the cool sound they make, and simplicity. It seems for trout fishing. Especially small stream trout fishing, you only need enough drag set to keep the line from over running. Ok, that perfect for C&P reels, because that's about all they can do anyway. Of course you can set any reel like that too. Which is what most people recommend.

Ok, that all good, but I have something else that bothers me. That cool noise the a C&P reel makes, is also making that sound to a trout. If you're after a spooky brookie and you're in stealth mode trying to sneak up. Is a reel clacking away a good thing? Wouldn't a whisper quiet disc drag reel be better?

Your thoughts?