How To Clean Fishing Reel Tips: How To Oil, Lube & Grease Fishing Reel Bearings

Knowing how to clean your fishing reel will keep it in good working order, extend it's life and keep you fishing longer. Especially if fishing in salt water, knowing how to perform routine fishing reel maintenance is a must to get your money's worth out of a reel.
In this video, we'll take you through the routine steps to cleaning your fishing reel; including how to oil your spinning fishing reel and greasing it to keep everything running smoothly.
Keeping your fishing reel in good working condition will ensure it works well for you; helping you catch more fish!
GREASE & OIL:amzn.to/3fv7yH0
The grease and oil used in this video. This stuff is the bomb. I lubed this reel up last July and it is still reeling smooth today, April 19th, 2020!
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[@StopFishingStartCatching]

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[@VinnieVega76]

Exactly what I needed to see, thanks!

[@diongorham8888]

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[@Ckeehn2]

I’m not sure what all you are doing , what grease are you using inside gears what oil did you use on the shaft. The drag , how to grease the fiber disc

[@PackerManForLife]

Just my annual viewing of this video to get ready for the season come May. Thanks

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Thanks for checking it our brotha! Spring can't come soon enough!

[@wes.oudhvn9768]

This helped me so much thank u now can i compete in fishing matches

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Glad to hear it! Have a good one!

[@MaynardFreek]

With proper care and maintenance, even inexpensive reels will last a very long time and function well

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Yessir - very good point! Thanks for watching!

[@TheSilverSurfisher]

um......................................................dude, you’re sittin there naked cleaning reels aren’t ya?🤣 🤔The music....the ambience....his voice/tone....a damn porno reel....😆

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Gotta live free my man :)

[@chuckblystone1344]

Excellent, have learned a great deal. Have been fishing and cleaning and oiling reels for many decades. Never took one down this far. Thanks for the help. Have noticed on newer garcia reels, no screws to take off bottom cover. How do these things come off? I'll be watching for future podcasts.

[@kentyler966]

Nice video. I would suggest you line up the individual parts that you remove on a clean towel in the sequence you removed them so theirs no question as how to reassemble the reel. Also do your disassembly on a second clean so if you drop a small part off your fingers the part will not bounce off the table on to the floor and maybe be lost forever. Some of the above may not be needed because of your expertise but there are many non experts that will try this and need all the help they can get so they don’t botch the process and need to buy a new reel. A shirt would be nice as well.

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Thanks Ken! Good points for sure! Hope you have a good day brotha!

[@specfever2]

Righty-loosey is for situations where the direction of travel goes "left". The friction would eventually loosen the bolt. On a bike, for example, one pedal has righty threads, and the other lefty b/c of this.

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Ahhh gotcha good explanation - appreciate it brotha! Have a good day!

[@nunya8866]

Thanks for the video! Got some that hasn't been done in years but I'm going to jump on all 6 poles in just a few minutes.

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Awesome, hope it all goes well!

[@lucassmith2224]

Extremely helpful thank my man

[@davidmejorado855]

The first reel greasing didn't go as planned, but it was a cheap one. This time should be better after this video. Thanks, a great deal, God bless.

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Good luck brother!

[@user-hc7ws4tm3e]

Made me feel very comfortable. In learning from you thank you

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Thanks! Glad you found it helpful!

[@playerofgames7916]

I think that you have to clean the gears befor grease it up no ?

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Yessir that would work well! Your right good idea to get the dirt and stuff off before greasing it! Have a good one buddy!

[@redemptionsong8086]

How would u clean it before applying a new coat of grease?

[@nnykn]

Exactly what I needed to see, thanks so much for your helpful and useful show

[@derrickbennett6389]

Will this mak it cast far like a new rod

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Yessir it should - maybe not like a brand new rod but a definite improvement. If you add a little weight to your line you can increase your casting distance too. Thanks for watching!

[@sailor-rick]

Just subscribed. About to binge watch you fishing vids.

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Oh cool thanks so much brotha! We really do appreciate it! Let us know what you think and if you ahve any video requests! We love making videos that help people with specific fishing questions! Thanks again buddy!

[@manbunmechanic2939]

Quick tip on re assembling the drag washers it goes soft then the one with the ear things then soft again the the other metal drag washer

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Smart...thanks for sharing!

[@jeremyowen1]

Less is more with grease. Especially if you're capable and willing to take it apart yourself to re-grease it. Companies glob it in there because they fully expect no one to ever open it.

[@finesseoutdoors]

100% spot on, really just need enough grease to see it it or "stain" the gear so to speak

[@rachelherrmann3699]

So helpful! Thanks!

[@eevel00]

Great info, short and to the point.

[@oscarsilva7201]

Great video. Thanks

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Thanks Oscar...we appreciate that! Have a good day!

[@kingstonjohnson6900]

When the camera fell I thought we where going into the backrooms

[@tumareliseo5785]

i soaked my reel in salt water while fishing and forgot to rinse with fresh water after....now its all stucked up..

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

yea I did that before - you'll want to open it up and see if there is any sand in there. If it's rusted you can try soaking it in some sort of cleaning solution. I got mine back to working somewhat but I eventually ended up just buying a new reel. Saltwater does some damage but if it wasn't soaking long (our reel feel off the boat and we had to dive down to find it - so it was sitting on the bottom of the ocean for like 20 mins) you should be good.

[@rachelherrmann3699]

What kind of oil and grease do you use? Where can I buy it?

[@mynamejeff6972]

I got my on Amazon

[@TexasPapa13]

He’s using penn in the video. Academy has it

[@bigfan1364]

Great video, but I would only just say that you forgot the line roller

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

true true - have a good one buddy!

[@JC-wh7yh]

Thank you 👍

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

No problem buddy! Thanks for watching and hope you have a good one!

[@tristanaquino9685]

do bike grease work? cause it's the only grease around here.

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

I've never tried that before but I'm sure it'd work...really just anything that'll grease it good! Hope you have a good day!

[@peterstock1327]

Cool Bro - nice job ! I hate those Penn grease applicators - a bad hair day 😝😝😝 Cheers

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Hahahaha thanks man! Have a good one!

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Shirts are optional....but recommended.

[@joshuarogers4428]

Less is more. You put way too much grease on the main gear. It’s going to gum up eventually and cause more friction later on.

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Agreed...this one was really old/broken but we should have said that usually for routine care not to use all that much! Hope you ahve a good day brotha!

[@patrickdelaney2596]

Can you put grease on the washers in the spool housing

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Sorry for the late reply...but yea you should be able to!

[@jokso22]

It's much easier to just put all rusty parts in white vinegar

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Thanks for the tip - I'll have to give that a try! Thanks for watching!

[@sarahmohammed6581]

Hi, the drag in my reel tightens when a fish take the line. How to fix that problem?

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Hi Sarah - absolutely! I'll tell my brother to login and answer your question - he's the reel repair expert :)

[@jonnypage9484]

Yeah the reason why I did this whole video sure is for the ladies 😉 kachow

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

😂

[@cagonzal13]

Sweet video thanks alot im gonna do my right in 5 min. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

No problem brotha! Good luck!

[@LorenzoTheFisherman]

man no offense but that was a bit of a shabby job. that thing needed to be cleaned first, then greased all up and the drag assemby also needed oiled as it wont work well if completely dry.

[@AbeC116]

Make a video like this for a conventional reel? Thanks.

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Thanks for the idea...appreciate you checking out the videos. We'll get to work on that new video!

[@roymcdonald543]

I know this video is about a year old but do you always film these types of videos with no clothes on? LMFAO 15 seconds in you can see your upper leg joining your torso. Total commando. More power to you dude lmao

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

HAHAHAHA...at this point we are lucky if we have pants on while we are recording 😂 have a good day brotha!

[@ccrr1976]

That music is too annoying. Can't watch the whole thing. BTW nuts that thread backwards with another nut with regular thread are called locking nuts. Read the manual. I can't take advice from a guy who can't be bothered to dress himself or doesn't understand what he's working on. It's sad that so many people pretend to be good enough to teach others just to be on KZbin

[@LoveDdragnoice]

Sound hurt bud maybe you should put your self on KZbin since you seem to know what your talking about

[@bme6949]

Bro has 80s porn music playing. 🤣🤣

[@Alfsp1]

Those bush ends in grease pot are stupidly shit mine has crapped out as well

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

I feel ya brotha!

[@Sunstepa]

Rip to your reel and other reels with that way of cleaning!

[@luicoussoronio9128]

He didn't do cleaning, He just lube and oil it

[@soulfly4076]

Grease Fishing Reel Bearings ?????????? when did that happen ???????

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Hahahah that ole reel was found in the woods grease is just about the only thing we've found so far that makes it work somewhat! Any tips!

[@Q2bFF]

Never seen that much line on a spinning reel

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Hahaha we go all in! Have a good one!

[@jimdooley1611]

That music is spoiling your presentation. It's very distracting. And is drowning out your voice in places.

[@danschmidt1]

You forgot to lube the bearing on the bail

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Good call!

[@bobmerrington]

Why the crap music making it hard to understand what your saying

[@jonathanortega1749]

You’re supposed to oil, not grease a handle 😭

[@StopFishingStartCatching]

Hahaha oil wasn't working for us...it's a reel we found out in the woods/bogs - but maybe we need to try to find some different oil maybe it was defective. Thanks for watching and the rec!

[@TB-lv2rh]

Dude, he's doing what 99% of people would not do. If you know how this works so well, make your own video!!!!!

[@juanmanuelnavarro924]

eres un laja un poco respeto a las personas que te siguen y ponte una camiseta

[@pikargoulapeks3399]

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