Reel Maintenance

[Grant H]

Hey guys just thought i'd throw up a post and ask you guys how you go about cleaning and maintaining your gear after a trip. I myself give my rod and reel and good spray of water then sit them at a 30 degree angle for all the water to drain out of the reel. How do you some of you guys go about cleaning your gear after a trip?
cheers grant H

[scrippa]

I give good spray of fresh water and after I spray light coating of Inox.

[spawn_again]

take the spool off and rinse the line/spool under warm water. the warm water will break down the salt. sit to dry.

wet a paper towel with warm water and wipe your reel, then dry with a fresh paper towel. lubricate roller bearing and maintenance port (shimano) periodically. this will keep reels going for ages without service if not abused. i would never rinse reels under water. if you do, tighten drag up.

[Grant H]

on an abu revo S would i just rinse with warm water then spray with inox do i need to open and grease/degrease anything on it?

[nagz]

Hi mate,
I wouldn't bother with shimanos service port and i wouldn't use paper towel.
Here's why: the service port requires oil to be dripped inside, which is odd as the parts that the port acess will benefit more from grease.
Paper towel is a no go for me personally as Little bits and pieces of paper fibres are left behind, plus bits can tear off and find there way into places it shouldn't, which aids in concentrating sand, salt etc use the blue rag on a roll or equivalent.
You don't have to open you're reel up at all to get a life time of use out of it, but that lifetime will be a lot smoother, quieter and non-corroded if you do, or someone else does.
The best way, in my opinion, to clean your reel after use is to lock up your drag and put it under your tap with Luke warm water gently running with a stream half a cm wide, nothing excessive. Luke warm water will aid to break down salt. Concentrate the stream on parts of the reel that see the most contact with salt water- bail, spool, line, line roller, and what not.
Pat dry with a towel if you want, or pull apart into main pieces and air dry. Ensure you remove spool cap from spool to expose the drag stack to some air.
3M makes a very good silicone spray that works wonders when sprayed on a dry reels. Also, add a drop of oil to your line roller and work it in with a bit of line, a drop on your handle won't hurt either.
Phew.

Or don't

Hope this helps

[Birdman]

Nagz really knows his shiz, I would do all of those things. I actually sometimes just take mine with me for a cold shower it gets them pretty wet and the salt out. Patted down with a towel and air dried with the drag wound back, all good. But I sleep with reels next to me. Maybe it's not for you

[spawn_again]

each to their own. paper towel is fine for me, or microfibre cloth, even better! this method was explained to me by daiwa pro staffer. good luck