Fishing reel questions?

[Swampfox21]

so last year I made the dumb mistake of leaving my fishin rods under my grandparents house who live on the harbor. I went over and got em about 2 months ago and what do you know they are corroded so bad that the reels dont move an inch. yea i know the salt spray did it, i was just stupid...seems to be a pattern lol...so do any of yall saltwater fisherman know of anyway to clean these things up??? i just dont feel like dropping $50 bucks each on 3 new reels. i probley should know how to do this but i used to take good care of em so i never had to do this. any advice would help.

 

[smokingIsh]

WD40 = Salt Water Fishermans best friend.

 

[smokingIsh]

if they are rusted real bad, a warm bucket of dishwashing liquid soak followed by a tooth brush scrubbing. Then heavy dose of WD40.

 

[Clint]

Yup....WD-40.

And/or contact your local baitshop or good (i.e. not Big 5 or Wal Mart) tackle dealer...They should be able to give you good advice.

Best of luck!

 

[Swampfox21]

if they are rusted real bad, a warm bucket of dishwashing liquid soak followed by a tooth brush scrubbing. Then heavy dose of WD40.

its not so much rust as it is corrosion.... like hard core battery terminal corrosion... its weird

 

[BagfullofPings]

Corrosion - Use CLR

Rust - Naval Jelly

Everything - WD40

 

[smokingIsh]

Lol, WD40 and Duct tape will enable endless possibilities!

 

[BagfullofPings]

Lol, WD40 and Duct tape will enable endless possibilities!

You must also have a Swiss army knife as well.

 

[smokingIsh]

You must also have a Swiss army knife as well.

Ha ha, yep complete with cigar cutter.

 

[Hardcore]

Also Penn makes a very good protect ant spray. That way once you get them all cleaned up you can protect them against it in the future.