Reel Care

[fishinphilly]

what do you think the best grease and lube is for keeping your reel in the best condition?

[aavery2]

There are many really good oils and grease on the market, a lot of what is best depends on the environment you fish in and how often. You might provide a little more information and get some good responses.

[fishinphilly]

There are many really good oils and grease on the market, a lot of what is best depends on the environment you fish in and how often. You might provide a little more information and get some good responses.

i fish up north (philadelphia) and mostly smaller ponds and lakes because unfortunately i don't have a boat, but I'm mainly a jig and frog fisherman anything else i can add to help

[Catch and Grease]

When do you use oil and when do you use grease? Are they each for certain parts of the reel? Sorry that's alittle off topic...

There are many really good oils and grease on the market, a lot of what is best depends on the environment you fish in and how often. You might provide a little more information and get some good responses.

[fishinphilly]

check out tacklejunky81 on youtube he does a great job explaining everything

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Some Marine grease works well on gears, Gear oil on level wind, sliding parts and frame bearings and Rem oil / 3in1 for spool bearings are things you may have around the house and are fine for a reel or two. If you want to get into specialty lubes (although there really is no need) Super Lube is a synthetic grease, Ree-X Oil and Rocket Fuel Yellow & Tsi 321 are some popular products. Use only Drag Specific grease on wet drags (Cal's / Shimano).

[aavery2]

When do you use oil and when do you use grease? Are they each for certain parts of the reel? Sorry that's alittle off topic...

I don't want to get off topic too much, but the short answer to your question is that when you do a deep clean and re-lubricate a reel, a combination of oil and grease are used. Each performs better for the protection and proper operation of certain parts of the reel. Climate and frequency of use, may dictate things like the type of corrosion preventatives used and the viscosity of the oils used.

[Alpha Male]

what do you think the best grease and lube is for keeping your reel in the best condition?

One thing I do on some cheaper reels that substitute sleeve bearing for regular bearings is use tri-flow. Its a Teflon impregnated oil that gets thicker as it dries and leaves behind a layer Teflon.

Matter of fact I use triflow on all parts of the levelwind system of all my reels except the actual wormgear and pawl. I use oil in spool bearing and some Dow 33 grease on the gears and the part of the thumbbar that activates the freespool. I use Dow 33 grease because it's what I have around for my paintball gear.

[powerduster]

i put a generous amount of grease on the gear teeth where contact is made. Like the contact between the main gear and pinion gear. i also do this on non contact areas, but it's just a thinner protective coating. i also do the walls and frames with a thin layer as well. I mainly do this, because i fish saltwater as well, so it's not really necessary. i do all this with a toothbrush and a tube of superlube grease. oil the bearings that are outside the gear box, so it doesn't get in contact with grease. this is generally the line roller bearing, handle bearing, and pinion bearing. if the bearings are inside where the gears are then they get a light coat of grease. it doesn't hurt to open up the bail arm and grease the trip lever and springs as well. I could list a few more things, but it's more preference than necessity.