Darn! Left one my of casting reels outside all year!!

[MoeBass]

Left my Piscifun Torrent Baitcaster reel outside all year. I live in the Midwest so it saw plenty of temp changes, snow, rain etc..  Seems totally fine, but I'm sure it needs to be cleaned really good. I know its just a $30 reel, but believe it or not its one of my favorites. Should I take it 100% apart, f just a simple soapy bath and re apply lube and oil? 

[MRQturbo]

If you can open it up and look at the internals.. They will probably be needing some attention.. 

[MoeBass]

2 hours ago, MRQturbo said:

If you can open it up and look at the internals.. They will probably be needing some attention.. 

I pulled the spool out and opened the side. Everything looks fine, im sure its deeper then that though. 

[ABU is overpriced]

At least it was a Temu brand, and not a Shimano or a Daiwa🙃

[MassYak85]

I would pop open the gears at least and see what those looks like. If everything still turns smoothly you're probably in the clear. If you feel any grittiness there's probably some rusted bearings somewhere in the reel. 

[T-Billy]

On 3/10/2025 at 9:02 AM, MoeBass said:

Left my Piscifun Torrent Baitcaster reel outside all year.

 

On 3/10/2025 at 9:02 AM, MoeBass said:

I know its just a $30 reel, but believe it or not its one of my favorites.

Doesn't surprise me. If I'd tried the Piscifun Alijos 400 first, I wouldn't own any Tranx or Lexa HD's. These reels punch well above their weight.

[Eric 26]

@MoeBass If you’re fairly mechanical and comfortable doing I just googled/you tubed tear down/maintenance videos of your reel and there are a couple different ones if you’re interested. Best of luck and keep us posted on your progress.

Edited 5 hours ago by Eric 26
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