Reel Cleaning Tip – Beyond the Tackle Store

Sometimes the answers do not always sit on display in your local tackle shop.

When it comes time to changing out line on my reels I always take this opportunity to clean and maintain them.

I do this in a pretty quick easy way. After I take off the old line, I’ll hose down my reel seats and reels with a silicone spray. These sprays are readily available at most any hardware store. Usually I’ll blow them off with compressed air first but is not totally necessary.

After doing this I just wipe them down with an old t-shirt. Make sure to take out your spool and dry all the areas the spray may have gotten into and collected.

After you are done, you can hit the level wind gears with some light grease or products such as Quantum Hot Suace.