Have you had a good fishing life?
This article is about“How to care for your precious fishing reel to use for a long time.”
When you care for your fishing reel like below,you can use it in good condition for a long time.
The reason why you have to care for fishing reel
Fishing reel is composed mostly of metal parts.
Small and fragile parts in it Working smoothly, you can fishing well.
Seawater or salt is great enemy for the smooth.
Because you take it to sea,maintenance is most important.
If you don’t care for it,expensive reel lost its good performance or cheap reel become useless.
I think that “fishing tool maintenance is a basis of fishing.”
（I wrote how to care for reel isn’t MAGSEALED by DAIWA.Because maintenance for MAGSEALED is special,please refer to the formal website）
How to care for fishing reel;immediately after fishing
Wash out fishing reel with freshwater.Absolutely fresh water.
Wash out your fishing reel with fresh water.I take bottle of freshwater in my car to fishing spot.
When you take freshwater to fishing spot,wash out fishing reel with it before you go home.
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When you get home,wash out fishing reel perfectly.
Wash your fishing reel in washroom.
When you wash your fishing reel
Tighten drag adjustment.If you loosen drag adjustment,water get inside the fishing reel.
Then,keep line spool on the bottom side.（to narrow clearance between reel spool and reel body）。
Then,pour water on reel from upperside.
When you pour water
Do not pour lukewarm water,but definitely cold water.High temperature water melt grease.
Pour water from side of drag adjustment,and handle the reel as drag adjustment is on the upper side.
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While pouring water,gently brush the reel body with your fingers.
Especially,wash carefully PE line and movable parts(handle or bail)
To drain
To drain it well,
shake it lightly to drain.
Then,dry it with a lint-free towel.
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Loosen a drag adjustment and dismount line spool
When you drain it in some degree,loosen the drag adjustment and dismount line spool.
Then,dry it from outside to inside with lint-free towel.
See where is put grease on.You maintain there with oil.
Inside spool and inside drag adjustment,dry it with cotton applicator.
Dry it taking apart
Dry it a day.
in room
avoiding direct sunlight
in area with low humidity
Overlay something like towel to avoid dust.
maintain with oil and grease
After you wash and dry it,maintain it with oil and grease.
Metal is rusted when water evaporate.So,maintain it with oil and grease to stop it rusting just after dry it.
lubricate(oil)
- the screw
- join of bail
- line roller(when it has oilhole,lubricate through this.)
lubricate(grease)
- base of handle
- base of handle
oil or grease
Oil has low viscosity and the high effect of lubrication.
So,oil is used to place of high revolution.you have to frequently lubricate it.
Grease has high viscosity and the low effect of lubrication.
So,grease is used to place of low revolution.you should sometimes lubricate it.
must not lubricate where is grease with oil.Oil and grease can become admixed.
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ask sometimes overhaul to fishing gear shop
When you ask to fishing gear shop,your fishing reel can undergo maintenance by professional technician.
Directly,you can ask to SHIMANO➜here
I recommend overhaul every about a year.
Summary of “How to care for your fishing reel”
Especially fishing reel,maintenance is essential for long using your fishing gear.
So,I think that your pleasing fishing contain coming back without hurt and maintenance of your fishing gear.
Thank you for watching until the end.
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I am in poor English, but I would like to translate my Japanese articles into English little by little.
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