Shimano Baitcast Reel Maintenance Start To Finish Video

[Shane Procell]

I recently dunked all my gear in the swamp for over an hour. Cleaned the best I could and was about to send them out to be tore down and serviced. Found this Shimano link on Face Book. Start to fishish on a baitcast.

Part 1

Part 2

[SoFlaBassAddict]

I've had those bookmarked for a while now. Never thought to post them here. They're showing an older reel, but the same principles apply. Good instructional video.

[.RM.]

Well I would be interested in reading about how you did servicing your reels with the vid.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

This is a very good video to give you an idea of how your reel works and to help with a superficial service. This is in no way indicative of the pro service that myself others perform though. Our process is much more thorough and time consuming.

[The Rooster]

My first thought was that they were not thoroughly cleaning it. I watched it to learn how to properly grease a gear though. Was helpful in that. I break mine down a lot more than they did there though. Every part is removed and cleaned thoroughly.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Yup, that's the "right" way to do it. Especially in a case like the OP, the level of servicing in that video would do nothing at all for a swamped reel or even a really dirty one. The one in the vid was pristine lol.

[BassThumb]

Yeah that's good stuff. It's also listed on the Fish With Shimano YouTube page. There are 7 reel maintenance videos in all.

http://www.youtube.com/user/FishWithShimano

[Shane Procell]

I finally got into the Curados today. There was swamp crust all throughout. Reels cleaned up nicely. I had tried to clean a baitcaster before and its still in pieces in a zip lock bag but watching the video gave me the confidence to try it. I'am happy with the job.