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General Maintenance Tips => Tools and Lubricants => Topic started by: chockpish on April 10, 2017, 11:36:04 PM

Title: Does Marine grease have a harch smell?
Post by: chockpish on April 10, 2017, 11:36:04 PM
Hey! Guy's! Had a question about Yamalude or other marine grease that is used in saltwater reels! Do these products smell a lot more than the "Made for reels grease and oil", and would the smell be noticeable to fish, the reason is, it being so close to the spool! I fish mostly striped bass, I like using low profile casting reels! I have seen the tutorial that Mr.Tuddle did on the Komodo reel! In the tutorial he filed the inside of the reel with a good coating of grease to protect the reel from saltwater damage! That's why I was wondering if the smell would be to noticeable! :D


Thanks in advance!
Mike!
Title: Re: Does Marine grease have a harch smell?
Post by: handi2 on April 11, 2017, 12:06:25 AM
The marine greases are no more odiferous than the dedicated reel lubes.

If anything the grease or oil smell will attract the fish..!!
Title: Re: Does Marine grease have a harch smell?
Post by: chockpish on April 12, 2017, 11:21:56 PM
Cool! Thanks for the info! I wasn't sure about the smell! Now I feel better! Not so apprehensive about using the grease!
Title: Re: Does Marine grease have a harch smell?
Post by: Alto Mare on April 12, 2017, 11:57:10 PM
Some use Pam on their lure and swear by it, they claim it attracts  fish...I'm not so sure, never tryed it :-\
Title: Re: Does Marine grease have a harch smell?
Post by: handi2 on April 13, 2017, 12:07:43 AM
Quote from: Alto Mare on April 12, 2017, 11:57:10 PM
Some use Pam on their lure and swear by it, they claim it attracts  fish...I'm not so sure, never tryed it :-\

And WD-40...

Used by some of the charter boat guys on dead bait.