Reel Maintenance? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

tagyak · 03-23-2011, 10:47 AM

i have been soaking my reels since i was a kid. my granddad lived at the ocean in washington state. we would go surf fishing a lot and each time we would soak the reels to get them clean. while his cars, travel trailer would rust i never saw any corrison with the reels. these were the old garcias and diawa spinning reels.
i still use the diawa reel that he had. had it serviced recently and it is just fine. the exterior condition on the reel is great too.
some have said not to do this and others say it doesn't matter. so to each his own. i also spray wd40 on the outside of the reels and wipe off the excess. i think the wd40 helps keep the salt water off the reels while i use them and keep them looking new.
i personally have not had any issues with my equipment while doing this, my .02

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03-23-2011, 10:47 AM	#7
tagyak Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Alhambra Posts: 506	i have been soaking my reels since i was a kid. my granddad lived at the ocean in washington state. we would go surf fishing a lot and each time we would soak the reels to get them clean. while his cars, travel trailer would rust i never saw any corrison with the reels. these were the old garcias and diawa spinning reels. i still use the diawa reel that he had. had it serviced recently and it is just fine. the exterior condition on the reel is great too. some have said not to do this and others say it doesn't matter. so to each his own. i also spray wd40 on the outside of the reels and wipe off the excess. i think the wd40 helps keep the salt water off the reels while i use them and keep them looking new. i personally have not had any issues with my equipment while doing this, my .02