Taking Care of Equipment

[Raul]

Raul in order to make room for all the new lighter, stronger, faster, more filling, tastes great stuff that is out there why don't you send me all that old, beat up stuff you have scattered around. Pm me for my address. I'll pay postage. Just trying to help.

In order to make room for all the new lighter, stronger, faster, more filling, tastes great stuff that is out there  ... oh well, I 'll just have to make an addition to my house to store it. 

[K_Mac]

An addition to your house is probably a better choice. ;D Oh well it was worth a shot.

[Raul]

Famous words from Charlton Heston:

"From my cold dead hands"

Thank God there 's no "fishing tackle" control nor ban. 

[mrlitetackle]

fresh:

a drop of oil on exterior parts (line roller etc...)

clean and re-lube drag assembly..

wipe down..

thats about it, once every time i may think about it (sometimes 6 months, sometimes a year... yet they all work great still)

salt:

same as above,

but....after every outing (minus the drag, do that about 2 times a year on the salt gear)

....servicing, only if they need it (for me at least)

[Carmen J Bernardo]

   After several years of just wiping down rods when they're pulled off of a dusty stand and maybe one instance of dropping some lube into a reel where I think I could safely open it up, I'm beginning to think that what Raul does makes more sense, especially to me as a recreational angler.  As I'm trying to shed the Bait Monkey from my back, I'll be whittling down the old collection to a modest collection of essential rods and reels over the winter, perhaps ending up with roughly half the number than I have now and maybe even replacing those with good brand combos which'll be swapped out as different opportunities present themselves.

Good thread, thanks.