Joined: Oct 16, 2005 Posts: 302 Location: clacton on sea essex
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:23 pm Post subject: CARE & MAINTENANCE
To keep your rod and reel in good working order, after every trip, wash the rod down in fresh warm water with a little washing up liquid added. Make sure all the salt is removed from the rings and reel seat. Now put it in a room that is warm to dry. I still put a coat of car wax over my rods now and again which puts a protective coat over everything and minimises corrosion around the ring feet and scratches to the blank.
Reels need to be placed under a light running warm water tap to wash off the salt. Dry it in an airing cupboard and then wipe it over with some WD40 if you have some. A little oil on the handle grip and bale-arms moving parts on a fixed spool reel, and on the handle and inside the ball-bearings after every three or four trips with a multiplier will keep them fishing.
On a multiplier, it’s also worth taking all your line off now and then, and putting a coat of car wax on to the spool. This will help protect the spool from corrosion caused by water left on the line as you retrieved.
Another tip to keep your multipliers looking like new is to put insulation tape around the outer edges of the side-plates. This avoids 90% of scratches and keeps the reel looking good.
Don’t be deceived by some anglers saying that tatty tackle means that that angler catches a lot of fish. My experience is that the very best anglers have tackle that is immaculate, a tidy tackle box and a neat rig wallet. Immaculate reels indicate they are well maintained and fully working with no reliability problems. Neatness means little time is lost when a rig needs to be found and changed. A good angler will always maximise his fishing time, and cared for tackle helps achieve that.
Joined: Mar 10, 2007 Posts: 229 Location: Gravesend
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:10 am Post subject:
Good advice for us newbies(do you have a job)LOL, being able to spend all your time looking after your kit, but no its true what you say after all its like the saying look after your kit and it will look atfer you, and also if you have spent a bundle you want to keep it good. :wink:
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