If wading and not dunked.... every 2 trips
Other than that about every 4 trips
It take all the parts out and get all the old grease and oil off of the frame/parts/sideplate/bearings.
I clean all the parts with Simple Green except with the brass gears which get CLR and later polished.
I blow the bearings out with carb cleaner and heat them up and clean them again. Once clean and spin freely I oil with royal purple.
The frame gets a LIGHT coat of Yamaha Marine Grease along with the Brass gears and screw holes.
The nylon gears get royal purple oil along with worm gear.
The roller clutch bearing get a drop of royal purple.
On the newer Shimano bait casters I can get a average of a 50sec free spool with standard bearings.
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