I personally clean my reel and pole with rubbing alchohol , ((( NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH Drinking alchohol ))) what i do is grab Q Tips and i might go through 4 or 5 Q Tips by doing this , anyways what i do is this , i dip the Q Tip in the Rubbing Alchohol and unscrew the cap on my spinning reels and clean the gear that spins my reel and the reel itself then i put the cap back on the reel then after that i dip Q Tip in rubbing Alchohol again and clean the eye holes on my rod / line. Especially During the off season During January is when i really love to get my fishing needs and inventory ready and stocked.