How to clean a fishing reel after baitcasting fishing?<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\nMaintaining a bait-caster fishing reel is hard. But it is not impossible at all.<\/span><\/p>\nHowever, pouring only water and soap to clean the reel bearing is not enough. There is a proper way to clean a fishing reel after bait casting.<\/strong><\/p>\nFollow the tasks step by step and make your bait caster fishing reel clean.<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Collect the essential materials. Cotton pads and cotton swabs for cleaning the reel’s inside. Take Reel oil, grease as lubrication and rubbing alcohol, soap or degreaser as cleaners, and two soft towels for wiping the wet reel.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Clean the reel’s outer part. It is not necessary to remove the reel cover because you can easily wash the outside surface of the reel with a soft cloth using your hand.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Take your reel apart to clean the inner parts of the device.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Separate spool, line, handle, drag system, and other parts of the reel.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Now, clean the separate parts of the reel carefully.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Clean the handle of your baitcasting reel. Abrase it with a soft-touch brush so that it may remain sound.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Reassemble the different parts of the reel.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
How often should I clean my bait-caster fishing reel?<\/strong><\/h3>\nCleaning and greasing a fishing reel is necessary for good fishing. So, it would be best if you kept it clean.<\/span><\/p>\nIt will be enough if you can clean the bait caster fishing reel once a month. With efficient cleaning, the reel will stay in a smooth and sound condition.<\/span><\/p>\nFinal thoughts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nIt is pretty accurate that Vaseline is a suitable material as an alternative to fishing reel-bearing grease. So, when you do not find any solutions, you can apply them. It is a good solution both as a moisturizer and as a grease. However, using Vaseline as a free-bearing grease does not harm your bearing. So, it is popular among reel users.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Can I use Vaseline as my fishing reel-bearing grease? Well, it is a common question now for fishing reel users. 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