Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Thank you Alan. Will the purple Cal's have any negative effects at high temperatures,  both warm weather and when it heats up a lot during long runs at heavy drag or is it the same in that regard?

Quote from: alantani on February 05, 2026, 03:34:44 PMcal sheets has a purple greases for low temps.  either one will work just fine.  for an all purpose grease (everything except drag washers), any good quality marine grease will be fine.  i use yamalube marine, but anything will do.  for an all purpose oil, i like corrosion x.  you can buy a pump spray bottle and transfer it to any dropper bottle.  and for a bearing lube, i use TSI 321. 

For the bearing oil, since I don't need crazy free spinning,unlikely to be casting weights under 8 ounces, would reel x work just as well for the bearings or does the tsi 321 still have a significantly better performance,  especially in terms of preventing corrosion?
It's just a bit of a pain to get here/I'm shirt on cash but it's not enough for me to care if it actually matters, but since I won't be liveliness and frankly don't really care about freespool/need to thumb/use my mc cast control I was wondering if it makes sense at all to have a super light oil, or even if potentially a light grease might even be better.
For example,between the Makaira Sea and Fold I don't really notice a difference in how well they cast even though one has tsi321 the other is grease packed

Congerslayer - Relax, you're fine.  And I suspect overthinking the impacts that lubricants have on our reels.  If you do not use them or do not do regular maintenance - things go bad.  There are countless threads on the forum that debate the virtues of "TSI 321 vs Superlube vs Pennzoil" or "Yamalube Grease vs Cal's vs Beef Tallow".  The reality is that if you are using quality lubricants as many of the members are using, in an appropriate manner, you will be fine.  With regards to Purple Cal's vs Tan Cal's; I use both, and truthfully could probably get by with just one.  And if temperatures are cold enough to worry about the grease in your fishing reel, I hope you have given the same thought to your automobile that got you to (and you need to get home!) from the fishing grounds.  You indicated you "don't need crazy freespool" and that you are not looking to start investing a lot of cash in different lubes.  As long as you use a good oil and a good grease you are fine - the important thing is regular cleaning and maintenance depending on your fishing environment. - john

Superlube seems to stay the same consistency regardless of temp & it's food safe for kitchen appliances.I use it on gears & drags to keep it simple.

https://www.super-lube.com/product/super-lube-multi-purpose-synthetic-grease-nlgi-2/

Seeking manual for Ryobi AD80 Super Protarget fishing reel that I was gifted. English or Japanese is fine. Reel works and just need manual to learn settings.  Willing to purchase.  Thanks

 See if this is any use    https://www.2instructions.com/n_manuals.php
 That should be the page for Ryobi AD80 Super Protarget fishing reel

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