reel questions

[JbuZZo]

like an [PoorWordUsage], I left some of my rods in the boat overnight...they were exposed to some moisture as well as I noticed that we were fishing a body of water that had a lot of green algae. Now, the drag on my Pflueger spinning reel and abu garcia ambassadeur baitcast slips...i was out last night and dunked both reels (in clean water) and have them drying...any ideas? I have reel grease and oil. Do I need to open them up and dry and grease them? Any advise would be helpful.

[Northlander]

Ya that should do the trick.

[JbuZZo]

ok...so i opened up the reel and sure enough the drag disc's had moisture collected on them...no other signs of debris...however now when i reassembled the reel, it's super hard to reel (tension)...drag feels snug though...any ideas?

NOTE: This is for the abu garcia ambassador 6600

[delmuts]

Even though this is after the fact!! Did you lay everything out in the order as you took them off? That way they went back on the right way. If so; Try backing off the tension knob, to see if that helps. Do you have the diagram for it? Always a good thing to have when taking reels apart.

[delcecchi]

A digital camera to take closeups every step can also be a big help when putting back together.

[JbuZZo]

Even though this is after the fact!! Did you lay everything out in the order as you took them off? That way they went back on the right way. If so; Try backing off the tension knob, to see if that helps. Do you have the diagram for it? Always a good thing to have when taking reels apart.

I did do that...i'm not convienced though that I may have gotten one of those machined washers that are punched (indented) on the wrong way...Luckily the big box store i bought it from was willing to exchange it for the same thing...lesson i learned was to bring your rods in at the end of the day.

[delcecchi]

I did do that...i'm not convienced though that I may have gotten one of those machined washers that are punched (indented) on the wrong way...Luckily the big box store i bought it from was willing to exchange it for the same thing...lesson i learned was to bring your rods in at the end of the day.

Did you leave them in the lake? Mine have gotten rained on many times, no problem.

[JbuZZo]

in the lake no...in the boat, yes.

[bobbymalone]

A digital camera to take closeups every step can also be a big help when putting back together.

Google "Mike's reel repair schematics"

it should be the first hit, go there.

click on "Reel Schematics"

Either browse the lists or select the search function near the top at the right.

[delcecchi]

just asking, cuz mine stay in the boat most of the summer and I haven't noticed any problems. They get rained on but don't soak in standing water. And it is that clean lake vermilion rain.

[Esox_Magnum]

All my reels stay in the boat and get wet, snowed on ect and so far no issues. No different than fishing in the rain or getting wet from the line soaking up water if using braid....

[TruthWalleyes]

Yeah, Mine never leave the boat, and that would include a few ABU's.