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<font color='#810541'>I clean all my reels by spraying with fresh water after each trip, wiping excess water off then leaving to dry. Twice a year I simply add a drop of oil to the bearings but that's as far as my unscientific maintenance goes - partly out of laziness, partly out of fear of destroying a perfectly good reel by taking it apart anymore than necessary.
Now, my quandry is this: My current approach certainly seems to work for me in as much as my reels are in fine working order and still serve me as well as ever despite being used frequently. However, some anglers I know swear by the 'flush bearings out in lighter fuel before oiling' approach every couple of months, and I feel that perhaps I should be doing more cleaning/maintenace.
I must admit at being more than tempted to try the full cleaning of bearings in lighter fuel before re-oiling, but you know what they say, if it aint broke....
Question then is : how often and how do you clean yours ??</font>
Now, my quandry is this: My current approach certainly seems to work for me in as much as my reels are in fine working order and still serve me as well as ever despite being used frequently. However, some anglers I know swear by the 'flush bearings out in lighter fuel before oiling' approach every couple of months, and I feel that perhaps I should be doing more cleaning/maintenace.
I must admit at being more than tempted to try the full cleaning of bearings in lighter fuel before re-oiling, but you know what they say, if it aint broke....
Question then is : how often and how do you clean yours ??</font>