Saltwater Equipment

[tojoe]

I started saltwater hunting this winter and have caught a boat load of reds and a few specs. Absolutely love it.

Here is my question, what do you do to protect your equipmtent? I have heard of people washing the reels but not sure if that is enough. I don't have expensive equipment but I want to preserve what I have.

Thanks

[fishfighter]

what i do is rinse them with the hose top to bottom, grease the worm gear and oil any where you have an oil port

[Ratdog]

wash good ....no salt salt is the problem wash and wash again.
oil good ......some cheep reels i have i pack lightly with Vaseline.

also if u can keep them from the salt water it helps but i know i have trouble with that.

also dint let them dry then wash it makes it harder to get the salt to dissolve.

[sears]

I keep my reels coated with reel magic and rinse after every trip then re-spray. No issues with 3 years saltwater fishing on same 3 reels.

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[mikedatiger]

Ditto to what was said above. I also drop mine off at least once a year at the Tackle Box to have them cleaned - it makes a world of difference...

[Ray]

Don't soak in a bucket of water. You don't want water
inside the reel
Light spray to get salt dissolved back into the water.
Then another light spray to rinse it all off.
A good coat of wax on rod will protect it too.
Reelman in Bell City said to just wipe off with something
like 50/50 Simple Green and water. No hard spray of water
or it will get into the reel.

[Tex Dawg]

Get a spray bottle & put some vinegar in it to spray the reel, vinegar works great to get rid of salt, then rinse with water.

[LPfishnTIM]

I rinse off with water, keep them oiled and greased. reel magic I'll use as a line conditioner and I spray it on my guides. I also change my line once a month, if I fish every week. I also keep my rod and reels out of the sun when they're not in use, I keep them in my room, instead of a hot shed or storage unit. I don't know if it matters but, I figure if my shed ever gets broke into I'm not out of thousands of dollars rods and reels.

[Ratdog]

i agree with storage idea too best to keep them cumfy as u would ur self.....ride in truck not boat to launch and sleep under bed.

[jaclyn.renea]

Rinse, rinse, and rinse some more.