Spinning Reel Maintenance: 21 Tips You Don't Want to Miss

Learn how to maintain your fishing reels with tips from Grand River Bait and Tackle experts!
In this video, store owner Anna reviews common mistakes people make with reel maintenance. She also shows how to do basic cleaning and lubrication. She covers spinning reels, closed-face reels, and vintage Mitchell 300 reels.
Key topics:
- Proper drag use
- Keeping reels clean
- Lubricating without full disassembly
- Vintage reel advantages
- Anti-reverse systems
- Removing the line from under the spool
- Replacing drag washers
Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned angler, this video has great tips to keep your gear in top shape!
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[@onthejline9328]

36:44 I NEVER knew how to get the head off the spool on those!

[@user-su1px2vw7y]

Ernest actually learned a thing or two watching the video!

[@outdoorsforachange]

Me too!

[@onthejline9328]

2:04 have learned a lot about drag setting since I started KZbin

[@danhealyeverythingoutdoors7105]

Great tips ! Liked/Subscribed !

[@outdoorsforachange]

Tight lines!

[@randomfishing5998]

A lot of great tips there! I really need to do a little maintenance on some of my reels. My brother laughs at me every time we're fishing and my reel is grinding gears and making all kinds of noise on the retrieve.

[@outdoorsforachange]

Glad to help! I am the same way, haha.

[@onthejline9328]

Repair shop in Jasper Alabama..River Rats Reel Repair. Rebuilt one of mine and I have more to send them!

[@outdoorsforachange]

Very cool!

[@MeTimeFishing]

Funny she brought out a M300! Father gave me a 301 (RH) and that’s what got me started. 2way click forced me into a new reel, couldn’t stand the noise. 😂.

[@outdoorsforachange]

Haha, it's a classic for sure. I want to start collecting them!

[@tinyboatfishing1]

Bro- "throw my closed face Zebcos away?" lol. 😉 Used to be a diehard open face fan. Still am to a extent and have one that's survived all this time. It needs a good cleaning and servicing and will bring this video back up when I get to that task. So GLAD someone else says and does back the drag off in non fishing time. My wife and others have looked at me like I have 2 heads when I've brought that up at the end of trips.

[@outdoorsforachange]

Haha, that's right, you do have Zebcos. I never heard the advice about drag before this video. Makes total sense now that I think about it.

[@tinyboatfishing1]

@@outdoorsforachange A long time ago I had to do something to her reel, maybe undo a birds nest? Anyway, I pulled the line. No give. Pulled harder, same. Started to back the drag down and it was up way too tight and got me to thinking that all that tension had to be resting on something in there and started backing the drag all the way off when we're done for the day. She's a lot keener on setting drag now than she was then too. :) As I got more into tearing reels apart and seeing the inner workings, I just reinforced my guess that all that tension wasn't a good thing in any kind of storage, weekly or whenever but I did get her to backing it off when the trip was done. Your vid is the first time I heard someone else say it tho. Cool! lol. I don't know when or how we really came back to the closed faced Zebcos? Slowly over time? Cheap, readily available replacements or add on's? I've always had one or two around from the beginning of time probably, a big all metal gear 888 for river catfishing. Like I said, non expensive replacements, we don't abuse anything but we don't pamper it either when it comes to rods and reels. Gets mud caked here and there after dark on the river for example. Not on purpose but a mucky riverbank after dark is certain doom on a reel sooner or later.

[@onthejline9328]

Loosening the drag after fishing….noted

[@outdoorsforachange]

Me too, haha.

[@onthejline9328]

15:37 I’m constantly tightening handles on mine

[@outdoorsforachange]

Yeah, me too. OCD more than being wise.

[@davidarwood6264]

Well , I'm glad i watched this . I have 5 vintage Mitchell's. One of them is a 301 for a left handed person. I have a couple of Shakespeare's I believe they're about the same age. I thought about using one of them. Some have some issues I didn't cause , but I did use some high speed lithium grease inside a couple of them. Oops

[@outdoorsforachange]

I remember my dad's friends having Mitchell's. I'm seriously going to start collecting at least a few. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@davidarwood6264]

They're not worth much because so many were made and sold. They're cool though. Even just to put on an old looking pole and hang it on a wall.

[@onthejline9328]

1:08 trips not gear!

[@outdoorsforachange]

Trips not gear!

[@onthejline9328]

FYI…..I’m stealing this video idea

[@outdoorsforachange]

Sweet!!!