How to clean/maintain rod and reels after each trip? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Raskal311 · 05-13-2013, 07:30 PM

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FlyFishinYakr · 05-14-2013, 02:13 AM

Depending on how many days I'm out will depend on how thoroughly I clean my equipment.
All my gear is conventional gear. On my 5-8 day trips and longer I hose down rods with a power washer. Trolling rods with roller guides are torn down, cleaned & lubed, all reels are torn down degreased then bearings properly oiled & gears lubed again, then put back together paying special attention to grease the screws so they don't corrode inside.

Everything shorter than that will depend on how the fishing was. A dirty boat will be hosed by the deckhands. Rods in the rod holders are bound to get sprayed to some extent depending on how much blood is on the deck! I would thoroughly hose down the rods with the reels removed try to get water hosed in the reel hoods to rinse out any excess saltwater. Then as mentioned by a previous member grease drag reel need to be locked down to keep out unnecessary water, I try to force water in any seams or dunk the reel in a bucket of fresh water and crank the handle a couple times to force out any saltwater that may be still in the reel (I like to do this a couple times to make sure the reel is as clean as possible without having to tear down each reel).

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05-14-2013, 02:13 AM	#2
FlyFishinYakr Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Nor Cal...30 min from Bodega/Tomales Bay, 1hr from Clear Lake, 2+ hr to Berryessa & the Delta Posts: 729	Depending on how many days I'm out will depend on how thoroughly I clean my equipment. All my gear is conventional gear. On my 5-8 day trips and longer I hose down rods with a power washer. Trolling rods with roller guides are torn down, cleaned & lubed, all reels are torn down degreased then bearings properly oiled & gears lubed again, then put back together paying special attention to grease the screws so they don't corrode inside. Everything shorter than that will depend on how the fishing was. A dirty boat will be hosed by the deckhands. Rods in the rod holders are bound to get sprayed to some extent depending on how much blood is on the deck! I would thoroughly hose down the rods with the reels removed try to get water hosed in the reel hoods to rinse out any excess saltwater. Then as mentioned by a previous member grease drag reel need to be locked down to keep out unnecessary water, I try to force water in any seams or dunk the reel in a bucket of fresh water and crank the handle a couple times to force out any saltwater that may be still in the reel (I like to do this a couple times to make sure the reel is as clean as possible without having to tear down each reel). FFY