I have several reels, a few for several years, that I've never oiled. I'm severely challenged when it comes to taking apart (OK that part's easy) & putting back together small mechanical devices, plus I have no idea what to oil. I take good care of the rest of my stuff, but fear taking apart my reels. They're good open-faced Shimano spinning reels.
Anyone have any general advice for how an one-who-thinks-I-am-silly can oil a reel & get the thing back together?
Wasn't terrible at a state park beach. Antelope island maybe. I wouldn't recommend it as a beach destination tho. Figured I was there, I'm getting in it.
The water looked and smelled disgusting with hundreds of thousands of birds sh*tting in there. About as gross as the Salton Sea. When I duck hunted there I didn't even want to touch the water.
It's kinda gross with the algae in the summer but I got in it anyway. Wanted to see the increased bouyancy at work. You can kinda tuck yourself into a ball and you'll just float with your head above water. When dry off you look diamond encrusted with the salt.
We went to the flats too. I dipped a tire on the rental car onto it just to say I’ve been there,but it was still pretty soft from winter melt. After seeing some moron in a BMW suv get dragged out of the muck I had no intention of repeating his stupidity.
Question
Maximum12
I have several reels, a few for several years, that I've never oiled. I'm severely challenged when it comes to taking apart (OK that part's easy) & putting back together small mechanical devices, plus I have no idea what to oil. I take good care of the rest of my stuff, but fear taking apart my reels. They're good open-faced Shimano spinning reels.
Anyone have any general advice for how an one-who-thinks-I-am-silly can oil a reel & get the thing back together?
Link to comment
Share on other sites
7 answers to this question
Recommended Posts