How often do you clean your rod and reel? - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

eelman · 07-05-2005, 11:22 AM

After every trip I rinse the rpd and reel with fresh water,Once a week I take apart and clean.I even wipe the whole rod down with wd40, I change my line once a week if I need to or not. I also rinse waders every trip.....

eelman · 07-05-2005, 11:25 AM

I never rinse the inside of the reel with fresh water, I just clean with wd40 put it back together and spray the whole reel with wd and then just let it dry on there I dont wipe it off, I then put a couple of drops of machine oil on the handle, levelwind etc.. Keeps it in tip top shape.

The biggest thing however is the line change, I see guys leave there line on forever, it gets chalky, chaffed, nicked up etc... Its such a good insurance policy to keep fresh line on

Fish On · 07-05-2005, 11:36 AM

I soap the rods and reels down with a soapy cloth and then gently rinse with fresh water after every use. I used to just rinse with fresh water but a guy that was servicing my reels told me to soap them down. He said teh fresh water doesn't even come close to getting the salt off. I'm careful not to spray with high pressure to keep the water out of the internals.

jbapinoy · 07-05-2005, 12:40 PM

Do you clean them while the line is still on it?

Tattoo · 07-05-2005, 12:56 PM

Unless it's raining out....Never.

The VS 250 I am using now is over 3 years old, sent it back once the first year I got it and hasn't been back since. Never cleaned it other than dunking it to get the sand out. The backup 250 I have is still unfished.

The Saltiga I have still is smooth as the first day I fished it. The last fishing trip I had with it was on an island in early November last year. Hung it up and it sat all winter. Fished it the other day and you would never know it.

You get what you pay for.

fishaholic18 · 07-05-2005, 01:02 PM

I take my Stradics apart every week or 2,depending on how wet they got, it's easy enough to do so why not keep them in top working order....I don't want any preventable problems when I get my 50 on...

eelman · 07-05-2005, 01:07 PM

Steve has all the van stalls also but still rinses them after every trip, better safe than sorry even if its just to get the salt off the line, any reel should be rinsed after saltwater use regardless of price....IMO.........