Reel maintenance

Reel maintenance day!  One beer per reel is about average, eh?  My Penn needs a new pawl and worm gear, gah!  The alantani.com site is an excellent resource.


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Good reminder... I've still got 2 of my saltwater spinning reels to lube before the season gets cooking. Too much to do!

Gaaaah ! is right. I would sooner open the back of a watch than a reel. I need to learn this, however.

FWIW the guy at Ollie
Damon told me he is against rinsing reels that have been in saltwater as it just washes the salt further into the reel. I can't bring myself to not rinse, however.


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Using to high of pressure will force the salt and grime into them also never turn your reels upside down while rinsing then either same issue, just run a gentle stream of fresh water on them and you should be fine 👍 it's what I've done for quite awhile and I've never had a corrosion issue unless I forget to rinse lol

Gaaaah ! is right. I would sooner open the back of a watch than a reel. I need to learn this, however.

FWIW the guy at Ollie
Damon told me he is against rinsing reels that have been in saltwater as it just washes the salt further into the reel. I can't bring myself to not rinse, however.


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Coming from a guy that sells and services reels for a living.   

I just lightly coat all the interior metal with waterproof grease, and dab of Corrosion-X on the bearings, and Cal's drag grease on the carbon washers.  I thoroughly rinse the reel every time I get off the salt water with flowing water, not pressurized and haven't had any issues with my reels to date.  I do a reel teardown regrease once a year.

If you're rinsing a reel, it's always better to use very warm water.  Warm water carries-off far more salt than cold water.

OK, one of you guys with a GoPro needs to make a reel teardown and re-grease video.

Coming from a guy that sells and services reels for a living.   

I just lightly coat all the interior metal with waterproof grease, and dab of Corrosion-X on the bearings, and Cal's drag grease on the carbon washers.  I thoroughly rinse the reel every time I get off the salt water with flowing water, not pressurized and haven't had any issues with my reels to date.  I do a reel teardown regrease once a year.

This!

If you're rinsing a reel, it's always better to use very warm water.  Warm water carries-off far more salt than cold water.

This may be more valid if the salt was allowed to dry. My stuff gets rinsed with cold camp ground water, or fish cleaning station water well before the salt has a chance to dry. 

Again, no issues with my reels since I started in 2008 using cold water.

This may be more valid if the salt was allowed to dry. My stuff gets rinsed with cold camp ground water, or fish cleaning station water well before the salt has a chance to dry. 

Come on, warm water is the right thing to do whenever you can.  You know it.  Just take a deep breath, don't struggle, and repeat after me: warm water holds much more salt in solution than cold water.

IMHO, any rinsing that's done as soon as possible beats not rinsing, and I won't quibble about water temperature.  Even if I'm right.

This may be more valid if the salt was allowed to dry. My stuff gets rinsed with cold camp ground water, or fish cleaning station water well before the salt has a chance to dry. 

Come on, warm water is the right thing to do whenever you can.  You know it.  Just take a deep breath, don't struggle, and repeat after me: warm water holds much more salt in solution than cold water.

IMHO, any rinsing that's done as soon as possible beats not rinsing, and I won't quibble about water temperature.  Even if I'm right.

As long as we're playing that game, warm water also holds more grease and lube.

Wait ! WHAT ................ You actually have to maintain the damn thing? I thought rinse and repeat just like the wood shampoo for fish? ....... Now what I never took one apart and with my singular vision I'd be lucky if it got all its parts when I put it back together. 

As long as we're playing that game, warm water also holds more grease and lube.

Check the recommended temperature range of the grease...

No need to overthink this. Rinse with whatever fresh water you have, regrease and inspect yearly.

Yeah, sorry about that.  NWKA locked-up on me, and I wasn't going to post that comment.  I've now gotten rid of it.

Apologies all around.

I was just joking with my comment. Humor doesn't transmit well...

I try to rinse mine off as soon as possible, then open them up once a year for a more thorough clean/lube.


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