Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
September 23, 2026, 11:26:03 AM

Login with username, password and session length

Recent Topics

[September 12, 2026, 10:21:13 PM]

[September 10, 2026, 07:02:35 AM]

[September 08, 2026, 08:56:45 AM]

by jed
[August 21, 2026, 05:45:53 PM]

[August 21, 2026, 04:28:27 PM]

[August 20, 2026, 08:30:22 PM]

[August 20, 2026, 07:10:29 PM]

[August 11, 2026, 04:33:52 PM]

[August 09, 2026, 11:33:18 AM]

[August 09, 2026, 11:31:45 AM]

[August 07, 2026, 05:09:12 PM]

by jp52
[August 03, 2026, 05:06:39 PM]

[July 31, 2026, 08:40:54 AM]

[July 30, 2026, 03:52:25 PM]

by [WR]
[July 27, 2026, 10:08:05 AM]

Picture Of The Month



2025 & 2026 AOTD champ Nobaddays
with a trophy lingcod

Topic: Prepping a brand new reel for saltwater use?  (Read 4822 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

  • Location: Edmonds
  • Date Registered: Oct 2017
  • Posts: 58
So historically I have bought a reel, spooled it up and used it brand new out of the box without messing with it otherwise.  I just spooled up a brand new reel and was wondering if there are some things I could be doing internally and out to prep it for the abuse of saltwater fishing?

I got all the grease/lube/corrosion-x ready to go, just not sure where they need to be applied, how much, etc.  Searches only seem to bring up general cleaning/maintenance tips but I'm wondering more specifically on if there is a way to grease it up in a way that will make it last longer between services in the salt environment. 



bb2fish

  • Sturgeon
  • *******
  • Location: Oregon
  • Date Registered: Feb 2013
  • Posts: 1501
what kind of reel?  Conventional, spinning??
Check out Alantani.com  His website is a wealth of knowlege for reel maintenance including tutorials.

To answer your question, yes, there are probably a few areas that you could lube and protect compared to the factory assembly out of the box.  Some manufacturers are better than others when it comes to OEM protection.  Reliable performance will be ensured if you rinse with fresh water after each use and then do a complete service each year on your reels. 


  • Location: Edmonds
  • Date Registered: Oct 2017
  • Posts: 58
Probably would have been good to provide that info!  Reel is a conventional - Abu Garcia Revo Toro T2 S61.             

Got the rinse and once-a-year maintenance down but I'm finding some reels to break down and require service quicker than others within that timeframe such as my okuma induron...
« Last Edit: May 08, 2018, 01:52:40 PM by SmokeOnDaWater »