How often do you lube your line roller bearing

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Originally Posted by 90sBlackjabiru

I never spray water on reels. Always use a damp piece of old towel. Line roller is easy to remove and rinse use a hair dryer to get perfectly dry.. Google BOCA bearings in the USA heaps of info and advice.

Only do strip down of line roller bearing at the end of each season. Stll have baitrunners 15+ years old nil corrosion.. inox is formulated to displace water, but does not need heaps to do the job effectively.. I remove the spool to service/ wash to avoid overspray getting on the line.
As said wipe down with damp towling cloth and run the line only under clean cold water is sufficient to get salt levels down on both mono and braid lines

You and me have the same vintage bait-runners I think I've inoxed the bearings once in those 20 years and washed the salt off the same amount of times - never had a problem with them.

Its just these new finicky little 2000 to 3000 reels I have trouble with - but I spose they get used way more often and are occasionally pushed beyond their capabilities.

Its reels like the old bait runners, that give me unrealistic expectations of the abuse current day reels should be able to put up with