What type of grease do you use to grease the inside of the reels.

[GF714]

Hi Alan, love all of your tutorials which has inspired me to start servicing my own reels.  I've notice in alot of your tutuorials that you grease the inside of the reels that you service, what type of grease are you using to grease the inside?  your trusty yamaha blue grease or drag grease (Cals/Shimano)?  I typically grease the gear assembly with penn blue reel grease and then grease the main gear and drags with Cals drag grease.  I understand that mixing grease is not a good thing should i be greasing my gear assembly with drag grease as well?  Thanks.

[alantani]

well, about not mixing greases, you've seen that beat up old toothbrush i use?  yup, that one.  well, it has probably 20 different kinds of greases on it!

seriously, though. i was trying a bunch of different greases over the summer.  some of these were pretty expensive.  now i'm back to my tried and true blue yamaha engine grease for general purpose stuff.  what can i say?  dirt cheap, stays blue forever so i can identify it easily, even years down the line.  for drag washers, i'm still using cal's.  for bearings, i bounce back and forth between extreme reel + and corrosion x.  i think it does not matter in most applications, as long as you keep your spool bearings cleaned and lubed.  i am resigned to the fact that there will never be a perfect spool bearing solution................

[GF714]

Thanks for the reply.  I keep 3 different old toothbrushes for each type/brand of grease is use...   One more question if you don't mind, do you grease the inside of graphite reels since they are pretty resistant to corrision?  Thanks.

[alantani]

yes, absolutely!  salt will not corrode graphite, but it will definitely stick!!!!!!!!!!

[swill88]

I bought a bunch of Daiwa sealine parts from Tuna's Reel Troubles and for an extra 1$ he threw 1.5 oz of this red grease.
Has anybody ever used this?

   Almagard® Vari-Purpose Lubricant 3752

http://www.lelubricants.com/lit/flyers/3750-3752%20Product%20Info.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtGMDFksf64&feature=youtu.be

[Tightlines667]

Anyone have any suggestions on a good 'high end' grease to use on a 'high end'...~$1000+ Hardy fly fishing reel?

[RowdyW]

Use Penn blue grease. I don't know of anything "better".

[johndtuttle]

Anyone have any suggestions on a good 'high end' grease to use on a 'high end'...~$1000+ Hardy fly fishing reel?

The beauty of fly reels is that they have no multiplying gears spinning rotors and such so, yea, I would use a marine bearing grease. Long lasting protection is what you would want on one of those and nothing is better other than *perhaps* corrosion-x grease. Not oil or "HD" but the actual grease product. I have no idea on it's other properties (ie thick or thin) but the protection will be second to none.

But I would not hesitate to use any marine bearing grease. I doubt any reel deals with a harsher job and environmental conditions than the hub of a boat trailer.

Boat Trailer Hub: Soak bearings in saltwater under pressure (3-4 or more feet deep) then tow for hundreds of miles bearing thousands of pounds....

[foakes]

Depends on the fee you are charging, John --

CorrosionX on the axle shaft and knob.

For me, either Yamaha or Penn Blue lightly applied on any gears, clicker, etc.

But I would use a 24K gold applicator brush -- with Argentinian free-market fur from wild voles -- then just put the grease in a plastic leader case -- with the label clearly showing "Orvis Ltd" -- as you snap a photo for your client.

Should be able to get $150 for that service.

Best,

Fred

[theswimmer]

Yamaha Blue.
Cal's on the drags.
I have used other wheel bearing grease and the Yamaha just seems to clean up better when you are servicing.

[theswimmer]

Depends on the fee you are charging, John --

CorrosionX on the axle shaft and knob.

For me, either Yamaha or Penn Blue lightly applied on any gears, clicker, etc.

But I would use a 24K gold applicator brush -- with Argentinian free-market fur from wild voles -- then just put the grease in a plastic leader case -- with the label clearly showing "Orvis Ltd" -- as you snap a photo for your client.

Should be able to get $150 for that service.

Best,

Fred

Nice Fred.
I love fishing in the high country and some Dude will come along with 200 dry flys and not a Caddis or nymph pattern in his box.......

[foakes]

Yeah,

I just have a dozen I take with me.

6 nymphs -- 6 black ants. 

Usually never lose any.

Catches anything swimming in the High Country.

Still have a plastic jar with 349 parts for you.

Best,

Fred

[Tightlines667]

Depends on the fee you are charging, John --

CorrosionX on the axle shaft and knob.

For me, either Yamaha or Penn Blue lightly applied on any gears, clicker, etc.

But I would use a 24K gold applicator brush -- with Argentinian free-market fur from wild voles -- then just put the grease in a plastic leader case -- with the label clearly showing "Orvis Ltd" -- as you snap a photo for your client.

Should be able to get $150 for that service.

Best,

Fred

I like it

[johndtuttle]

Depends on the fee you are charging, John --

CorrosionX on the axle shaft and knob.

For me, either Yamaha or Penn Blue lightly applied on any gears, clicker, etc.

But I would use a 24K gold applicator brush -- with Argentinian free-market fur from wild voles -- then just put the grease in a plastic leader case -- with the label clearly showing "Orvis Ltd" -- as you snap a photo for your client.

Should be able to get $150 for that service.

Best,

Fred

You know, it is a good point Fred....

It's one thing to service a $1200 Stella with over 200 individual parts....but a Fly Reel....man, you really must have money to burn to waste it on what is really the simplest thing imaginable...and that you don't even use to play most trout other than something to store line on while you use your hand for a drag washer...I used to think my old Pfluegers were overkill lol.

Now, fly rods on the other hand....they can be magic wands....

[theswimmer]

Yeah,

I just have a dozen I take with me.

6 nymphs -- 6 black ants. 

Usually never lose any.

Catches anything swimming in the High Country.

Still have a plastic jar with 349 parts for you.

Best,

Fred

Sounds just about like my box Fred.
Do you have a couple minutes for me tonite or tomorrow night?
I don't want to intrude on short notice.