Help! My Reel Got Submerged In Water

[Naple0111]

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!

[Jaderose]

Check this out...this might help.

 

[John G]

This is a great article that was written by a member here named ghoti.

 

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/supertune-baitcaster.html

[adam lancia]

Your reel is likely just fine. If you bought it new, you should have gotten a schematic breakdown of the reel. If not, you'll be able to find it online with a Google image search.

As for your regular maintenance questions: I would oil the bearings sometime mid season, any light oil will be fine just don't saturate them. A small duo on each is all you need. Is this the only reel you use or do you have a few of them? You don't need to fully tear down the reel to oil the bearings, it isn't a major job by any means. When you pull the handle side plate off, have a look at how much grease is on the gears. If they have a light coat of grease on them then they're fine. If they look kind of dry then you should grease them. You don't need anything special for this either, although I found some synthetic grease on Amazon from Tri-Flow that is supposed to be water proof and corrosion resistant. I'd be willing to bet that just about any bearing grease would be fine. You don't need to apply a ton of grease to the gears, just paint a light coat on with a small brush. If you get used to taking apart your reel, you can do the deep cleaning yourself at home rather than sending it out. If you're not comfortable with that, DVT (Delaware Valley Tackle) is a great guy to deal with and also a site sponsor.

[Naple0111]

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

[John G]

When I finally started to check out the innards of one of my reels, I went to the UPS Store and had them print me a larger schematic. Even a blind man should be able to see everything with this schematic. I borrowed a tip from some guys and that is to lay a bath towel over your work area because parts don't roll on a bath towel. I also bought some really big Ziploc Bags to take apart my reels in. Bags that are big enough so that my reel and hands can fit into when removing clips and springs because when they fly off, you may never find them and if they fly off inside the bag, you will find them.

 

[Naple0111]

Awesome thanks for the tips

[blckshirt98]

I rinse my reels off with freshwater after using them in salt - it should be fine!

[rippin-lips]

A quick dunk in clean water isn't going to hurt it. Remove the sideplate and remove the spool. Wipe any water off and let it air out for a day or two. You'll be good to go.

[Slade House]

I rinse my reels off with freshwater after using them in salt - it should be fine!

I do too. 

[bigbill]

It's time to learn them about maintenance anyway.

[masterbass]

I'll bet it's just fine. 

[F14A-B]

Welcome to Bassresource ..

[J Francho]

Just wipe it off and store it somewhere warm and dry. It will be fine.

[Naple0111]

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?

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

X2. You'll be fine. Braid is typically noisy to some level.

[WPCfishing]

A few weeks ago one of my rods went overboard butt end first. Fortunately I was able to grab the blank before it went down 10 feet... When I got home I rinsed the reel with tap water then used pressurized air to dry it out and relubed it.

Since then the reel cast better than ever.

[J Francho]

Not saying you're wrong, but I'd skip the pressurized air, and see if just letting it dry naturally works fine without the relube. The air might force water where it shouldn't or normally wouldn't go. Not an absolute, just more my style of less fussing, unless you are rally gonna fuss, then I take the reel down completely, lol.

Good to hear yours works fine too.