How to Clean Fishing Reels
Cleaning the fishing reels on your pole is very important. The reel of your pole allows it to cast and reel in the fish. Taking the time to properly clean your pole will allow it to last much longer and work better while you’re fishing. Luckily, cleaning your reel can be done in a few simple steps.
Things You’ll Need:
- Cloth
- Working bench
- Soap
- Bucket
- Compressed air
- Set up the area where you will clean the pole. A working bench is a good area because you can have all of your supplies close by and an area to place the pole during the reel cleaning.
- Fill your bucket with hot water. You want to add a little soap to the water and stir it until it bubbles.
- Wet your cloth in the bucket until saturated. Squeeze the cloth until most of the water has been removed, but still wet.
- Use your soapy cloth to clean all the areas of the poles reel. Use more pressure in areas where build up occurs.
- Rinse and repeat the washing until the reel is completely cleaned off.
- Use compressed air to completely dry the reel on your fishing pole. Be sure to hold the can at least a foot away to prevent any damage to small, fragile areas of the fishing pole.
- Keep the fishing poles in an enclosed location in order to prevent dirt and dust from building up on the fishing poles reels.
- Soak any reusable bait that is used on your fishing pole. This will remove any debris from the bait and prevent that debris from getting caught up on the fishing reel.