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Hey guys thanks a ton, I took it apart and cleaned it with q tips and checked everything and it's beautiful I've been spinning it and it's amazing, brand new, if you guys don't mind I have a quick question that I already know the answer to but I want some confirmation, I have braid on my shimano baitcaster (the same one that got submerged) it makes a sound when ever I reel in against the eye, it sounds like a rubbing, and it does that even if it isn't going through the eye and it's taped up and just reeling it in, and is that normal?

Awesome thanks for the tips

wow guys, thanks a ton for responding so quick, cant thank you enough, all of this helped so much, now im not too scared to take apart my reel

Hello, First of all thanks so much to replying, I have tried to email shimano asking them about if I have to clean it or what, and they gave me a REALLY bad reply, didn't even answer my question, I have a shimano chronarch 200e6 baitcaster But anyway my problem is that while I was fishing on my yak (while I was standing up)I was facing towards the bank and focusing and a water skier comes by and makes a massive wake, I was caught off guard and almost flipped I dropped the rod and reel and very quickly picked it back up I think it was fully submerged but I'm not 100% on that, I tipped it over not very much water came out and I wiped it off with towel right away, it's still performing like its brand new but I'm not sure if I need to send it in for a deep cleaning or not or just clean and oil it or what, the bearings are also protected and corrosion resistant I got this reel a week ago and I haven't taken it apart yet cause I'm afraid to, I don't know if I should oil it and lube it or what in the world I should do regularly, I use my it about maybe 1-2 a week only in late spring and the whole summer because I'm in minnesota, how often do I need to oil/lube it? What should I use? Can I use any regular oil/lube? Or do I have to buy specific ones for my reel, I know I have to send it in 1 time a year for deep cleaning but can I get away with that without damaging my reel? and I want to keep it for a long time Thank you so much!

Went to lake minnewashta yesterday on 8-7-15 on my yak, not quantity fishing, but QUALITY, it was amazing I caught a 6lb and a 5lber, I had caught a total of around 13 fish, 12 bass and 1 little baby pike, the other bass were really nice for minnesota just was using a spinner bait the whole time, it was white with no trailers or anything, I was really surprised, I was also just casting near docks and isolated weed patches and public beaches, just fished for about 5 or so hours