Sweet, Ya there is really nothing to it, but still alot of guys wont do them there selves, I'll do a complete cleaning for anyone who wants it done for 25$ per reel.
That includes a complete break down to the bare frame, clean and re lube everything, plus reassemble, I know alot of places do it for the same price and only give it a quick wipe and re grease
How often do you give it a break down and cleaning? I only just switched over to bait casters this year and none of them been used for an entire season either.
forgot to say you technically could do one cleaning at the end of the year, but maintainance should be regularlly done every so often
Do you take a apart and clean up on the reel side as normal maintenance. That seems like a bit more involved than taking out the breaking system and cleaning up the spool.
When I take apart a reel to clean it I take EVERYTHING OUT OF IT break it down to the bare frame, scrub the frame down with a mixture of warm water and simple green wash all the parts as well
neil, what do you use to break down and clean out all the old grease, especially in the worm shaft?
Old toothbrush and simplegreen diluted with warm water, its time consuming but well worth it, I assure you when I'm done with a reel its better than it was the day it left the factory, especially if you do some minor upgrades like bearings and washers
ardent reel cleaning is a great product to use. Go through about half a bottle in the off season, cleaning all my reels also. In the process of it now. Takes me about an hour and a half each reel, i do about two a week. Have some beers, kids in bed. clean em up! like new. I think my anti reverse is gone in my Diawa Fuego though.. sucks!!!
Great way to pass time!
