I clean my reels after every trip with mild soap and warm water. I used to rinse them with just fresh water but it doesn't always get all the salt off them. so I now use warm water to disolve the salt. i try not to sray them to hard so it doesnt force the salt in to crevesis in the reel. I do take them apart twice and lube them. once in the summer after the spring run and then in the winter before I store them away. as far as the line if it's braid. what I do is at the end of the season I reverse the line so the line that was exposed on this season is in the back of the reel next season and the new line is up front so I guess every two years. If it's mono I change it every month and if the fishing has been very good every two weeks. Murphy's law any thing that can go wrong will go wrong, so you never know when that cow of a life time hits, id like to be prepared and know that my equipment is ready and at it's top shape. Sorry just my two cents.
Someone I know takes his rods and reels in the shower with him. Me, I'm way slack on maintenance, but I've never had my line break at an important moment, nor have I had any other problems. Still waiting for my "important moment" this year, though. I need my keeper!
The worst day fishing is better than the best day working. ...Wait a minute, my work IS fishing. Sweet.
Me, I'm way slack on maintenance, but I've never had my line break at an important moment, nor have I had any other problems. Still waiting for my "important moment" this year, though. I need my keeper!
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