Reel Cleaning

[maquinapescado]

I do not use solvents (Simple Green, Salt Away, Vineqar/water) ever since I went to braid on all my reels a little over a decade ago. The braid soaks up the solvent and I am afraid it will weaken it, no matter how environmentally friendly it is. Also, I worry about the solvents making odors fish can detect.

I blast them with water and that is it. Being new to kayak fishing still, I have been toying around with the reel/rod condom idea. I jacked up two reels in my first few trips during all that big swell in January by getting sand in them. I'm not worried about the salt water. I am really handy with a sewing machine so I am going to make some socks out of water proof ripstop I have around the house and put draw cords on them.