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BigJ · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:34 pm Post subject: Cleaning your reels

Was wondering what you guys do to your fishing reels after a days of fishing? I was told from Roys tackle not to rinse them with the water hose just to use some of that corosion-x stuff on a towel and pat them down? What do you guys do?

jbonorden · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:52 pm Post subject:

I rinse my stuff off. Rods and reels. I tear my reels down about every 2-3 months to clean and lube. I still have reels that are 30 + years old that work like they did out of the box. Yes I still fish with them, but my go to reel is a curado 200 bsf.

ltorna1 · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 3240

while I don't doubt the experience of people at Roys, I have never heard of not rinsing the salt water off your gear, especially when it has been dunked or heavily splashed. Corosion X on a towel is great for the outside but does nothing for the internal parts that may have received salt.

I thouroughly rise my reels with low pressure water from the hose, and once dry I apply a single drop of Penn reel oil to the major parts(on my spinner, I do the bearings insid handle, knob of handle, bail hinge, and a single drop down the main shaft. Once a week or more if it has been submerged, I open em up, lightly lubricate with oil, and reapply a little bit of penn greese to the major moving parts, and wipe out any visable salt or sand residue that may be gotten inside. I do th same with the inside of the spool.
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SaltyCuda · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 8:10 pm Post subject:

Fresh water and blow them dry with the air hose, lube as needed.

Bluffer · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 8:16 pm Post subject:

Lightly mist off with fresh water, spray rod eyes and reel with Penn reel cleaner, wipe down.
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Silver_King · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 8:49 pm Post subject:

Hose off with water and throw in the storage room Cool

If they feel rough, oil. If they are really rough, tear down. Line frayed, re spool. But thats just me. Sometimes i got over ten rods to clean after a trip and too dang tired to go through a cleaning process Cool

Reels still turn well on every trip
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STEVEBAIT2 · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:34 am Post subject:

WELL !
FOR THE PAST 40+ YEAR'S.
WHEN I COME OFF THE BEACH I HIT THE FIRST CAR WASH !
SOAP & RINCE . THE ROD'S AN REEL'S.
IF NOTHING ELSE GET CLEAN THAT DAY ! THEY WILL .
AN ALL MY REEL'S STILL LOOK NEW.
GET HOME . HANG THEM IN THE HOUSE , AN BACK THE DRAG'S OFF.
GOOD TO GO NEXT TRIP.
MY 2 CENT'S

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topdog15 · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:05 am Post subject:

just do a light rinse if you're gonna use water. when water gets into the reel, it doesn't come out. i use corrosion X, penn protect, or reel magic. spray on, wipe off.
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STEVEBAIT2 · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:17 am Post subject:

ltorna1 · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 3240

That's a helluva collection there. Those senators look spanking new. Looks like you have enough shark set-ups to run a small shark-finning operation right there... what? too soon?
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Silver_King · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:25 am Post subject:

I. Always forget to back off the drags. That's important though to do. Love those rods n reels Steve. Those Penns don't need much of clean often
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STEVEBAIT2 · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:55 am Post subject: