NJ Fishing Advertise Here at New Jersey's Number 1 Fishing Website!


Message Board


Washing reels - Page 2 - NJFishing.com Your Best Online Source for Fishing Information in New Jersey


Message Board Registration       FAQ

Go Back   NJFishing.com Your Best Online Source for Fishing Information in New Jersey > NJ Fishing.com Fishing Tips
FAQ Members List Calendar

NJ Fishing.com Fishing Tips Share your tips on fishing here.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #11  
Old 09-19-2010, 10:35 AM
Ryan W's Avatar
Ryan W Ryan W is offline
NJFishing.com Old Salt
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: The Land of Hope and Dreams
Posts: 1,606
Default Re: Washing reels

June,

I am a chemist, so I will try to answer your question to the best of my ability.

I think that hot water won't actually expand the salt itself. Hot water does expand things, but salt is not really one of them. If I take the volume of salt at 0 degrees C and 100 degrees C, there isn't much change. It's not like a metal in that respect. If the parts of the reel themselves expand (very possible- most of them are a metal), than they will actually make it harder for salt to get in, because the gaps will close down. I think that there might be merit to this argument at a temperature of like 500 C, but the water has boiled at that point anyways. As far as an actual shower with the reels, don't worry about it. 35 C water vs 10 C water isn't gonna make a difference.

Ryan
__________________
Ling fishing is not a life or death matter: it is much more serious than that
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 09-19-2010, 04:25 PM
shrimpman steve's Avatar
shrimpman steve shrimpman steve is offline
NJFishing.com Old Salt
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: ringwood
Posts: 9,835
Default Re: Washing reels

Im not a chemist, but I play one on TV. What he said!
__________________
Captain Shrimpy
100 ton master captain
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 09-19-2010, 08:35 PM
Ryan W's Avatar
Ryan W Ryan W is offline
NJFishing.com Old Salt
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: The Land of Hope and Dreams
Posts: 1,606
Default Re: Washing reels

This probably isn't my area of expertise. If you wanted to know what ocean he was fishing in based on the salt in the reel, that I could tell you no problem. What washing with hot water will do? I have only limited knowledge there, but can hazard a pretty good guess. Regardless, I still stand by my view that you shouldn't worry about it. Go fishing, and get things like clam guts off the reels or whatever, and maybe wash them if you feel like it or your tackle store guy tells you to. Other than that, go enjoy yourself.
__________________
Ling fishing is not a life or death matter: it is much more serious than that
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 09-22-2010, 05:12 PM
Fin Reaper's Avatar
Fin Reaper Fin Reaper is offline
NJFishing.com Ambassador
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 932
Default Re: Washing reels

End of each season I go over the rods and exterior
of the reels with wax (corrosion X makes a good one)
and after each trip they go in the shower with me
which my wife still shakes her head at but hey...it works.
__________________
So Long, and Thanks For All The Fish...
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 09-24-2010, 01:07 AM
RussH RussH is offline
NJFishing.com Old Salt
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,066
Default Re: Washing reels

I only take the actual RODS in the shower with me. The reels I remove after each trip. Wet a papertowel down and wipe as clean as I can. I then loosen the drag if appropriate and store back in their box/bag.

I never spray direct water on my reels. That seems silly. But wiping down with a wet rag, that's how my grandfather taught me 23 years ago. So it seems to work okay. Also, most reels are aluminum now anyway, can't really corrode that. It's brass and steel that tarnish/rust respectively.
Reply With Quote
  #16  
Old 09-26-2010, 06:09 AM
joeya78 joeya78 is offline
NJFishing.com Old Salt
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Saddle Brook
Posts: 1,818
Default Re: Washing reels

I wash my reels and generally get at least 8 years out of most of them. Imagine not washing yourself after getting misted with salt water all day....nasty feeling! I always wash my reels and rods with fresh water and grease them a couple of times a year
Reply With Quote
  #17  
Old 09-26-2010, 11:15 AM
JD in Trenton JD in Trenton is offline
NJFishing.com Regular
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 33
Default Re: Washing reels

Here's something by Alan Tani on lubes to use. The Yamaha Multi Purpose Grease is made for salt water, will not wash out, and best of all is cheap. I feel that applying it you will prevent water from entering the reel from ocean spray or washing.
Reply With Quote
  #18  
Old 09-26-2010, 11:16 AM
JD in Trenton JD in Trenton is offline
NJFishing.com Regular
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 33
Default Re: Washing reels

forgot the link http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=50.0
Reply With Quote
  #19  
Old 09-26-2010, 11:30 AM
JD in Trenton JD in Trenton is offline
NJFishing.com Regular
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 33
Default Re: Washing reels

Here's something by Alan Tani on lubes to use. The Yamaha Multi Purpose Grease is made for salt water, will not wash out, and best of all is cheap. I feel that applying it you will prevent water from entering the reel from ocean spray or washing.
Reply With Quote
  #20  
Old 10-04-2010, 08:17 AM
Captain Ahab Captain Ahab is offline
NJFishing.com Ambassador
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Bucks Co., PA
Posts: 368
Default Re: Washing reels

Penn recommends that you do not ever spray the reel but rather give it a soak in fresh water to get out the salt from both the reel and line. You can do this with the reel on the rod(s) using a cooler filled with fresh water.


Works for me
Reply With Quote
Reply



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:57 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.