I've been going over my reel arsenal now that I've reduced the volume to a-little less on the collector side of things, and much less on the user side. I rehabbed the users 2 years ago without de-lining them. A few days ago I started the de-lining process, addressing some fine tuning issues and doing some surface(not complete disassembly)lubrication.
Out of 8(with 5 still left to go), 2 have major saltwater corrosion spots and 1- had minor damage. Only 2-had metal spools, those were fine. The damage was on aluminum spools.
So maybe best to check aluminum spools every 6 months or so.
Long-shot question: any opinions on the best aluminum spool makers for corrosion avoidance?
Oh yeah, there's 2-reels still for sale in the "For Sale" section, make me an offer. A Penn 6/0 HLW with some aftermarket goodies and a Penn "Super Level Wind"/GLD 330
I would have to vote for Penn or Newell for corrosion avoidance as far as moderately priced reels, IMHO. Granted, I fish more Penn and Newell than anything else, so go figure.
I finally took the line out from the ProGear 545 which I got from our loved Bryan Young, line seemed in good shape but I didnt knew how old it was, so I took it out to install some fresh line.
seems that it was in a perfect timing because the spool had lots of salt build up, it was still easy to clean up, carefully with a knife tip I took all the salt build-up and cleaned the rest with soap and bit of vinegar just to be sure, the spool got cleaned really nice, no signs of corrosion anyway uffff !!
so, I put a the knot on the spool base, a brush of yamaha grease on the spool and installed the line, it should be good for 2-3 seasons
Last time I checked, aluminum is a metal!
Aluminum is third on the galvanic scale behind Magnesium and Zinc, as a sacrificial metal. It is wise to pay more attention to those spools than the chromed bronze.
Quote from: MarkT on November 27, 2024, 02:16:44 AMLast time I checked, aluminum is a metal!
Gee, thanks Mark, your technical expertise and ability to correct horrific, major mistakes like that is vital to this site and makes it a better forum. I should have posted "chromed brass" instead of metal. My bad...