Reel maintenance

[DockShootinJack]

How often do you clean and lube reels?

[jigflinger]

When I notice the slightest variation of performance.

[DockShootinJack]

When I notice the slightest variation of performance.

One of mine was noticeably stiff in the cold this weekend. Figure the grease is hardening up so it is time to relube them

[Alphahawk]

No less than once a year. But this past year has not been a good one for reel maintenance. I send mine out and due to Covid-19 a lot of the shops were closed or way behind. Once a year works for me now as I have about a dozen reeks that I use…swapping up most trips out. Back when I owned only one UL reel I would have it done twice a year. I used to have my Shimano reels done and they told me as much as I fished….5 days a week at the time..,,I should have them serviced 3-4 times a year. More often than not when I would send a reel into Shimano they would just send me a brand new one back…pretty good deal there. My nephew a while back sent in 5 Ci 4 reels and they sent him 5 of the latest model back…not bad for 100 bucks.

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[DockShootinJack]

No less than once a year. But this past year has not been a good one for reel maintenance. I send mine out and due to Covid-19 a lot of the shops were closed or way behind. Once a year works for me now as I have about a dozen reeks that I use…swapping up most trips out. Back when I owned only one UL reel I would have it done twice a year. I used to have my Shimano reels done and they told me as much as I fished….5 days a week at the time..,,I should have them serviced 3-4 times a year. More often than not when I would send a reel into Shimano they would just send me a brand new one back…pretty good deal there. My nephew a while back sent in 5 Ci 4 reels and they sent him 5 of the latest model back…not bad for 100 bucks.

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I am lucky to get to fish 40 times a year.

[BobC]

I am lucky to get to fish 40 times a year.

I probably got in about 30 or so. That said, I also fly radio control models and that accounts for a lot of days.
Bob

[CrappiePappy]

Quinn & Alphahawk are both correct .... there's no "fish oil" in WD-40

WD-40 is basically petroleum base oil & hydrocarbons.

And the company put out a disclaimer that says it does not recommend using it as a "fish attractant". ( While WD-40® can be used to help protect fishing equipment from rust and corrosion, WD-40 Company does not recommend using WD-40® to attract fish.)

[QuinnTheEskimo]

Honestly I’ve never really done any, but I bought a reel maintenance kit a couple weeks ago and plan to go through all my reels before I put them up for the winter as well as go over my ice fishing reels before that starts.

[DockShootinJack]

Little oil and grease never hurts

[Takeum]

Just hit ‘‘em with some WD -40. Works wonders and is 90% fish oil anyway, so fish love it,,,