I took several of my reels outside to see how bad they would stiffen in this cold, border line not useable, any tricks I need to know to get these to work
I was told this a long time ago. Maybe there are better ways now.
Take the reel apart and clean off all grease and then apply dry graphite powder to the moving parts.
I just use a spool of line in my pocket and hand line ice fishing.
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I cleaned all the old grease out of my reels and replaced it with Molykote 33 extreme low temp grease. Its good to -100*f. No problems on any reels in the last 15 years. Its about $40 for a 5 oz tube.
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I cleaned all the old grease out of my reels and replaced it with Molykote 33 extreme low temp grease. Its good to -100*f. No problems on any reels in the last 15 years. Its about $40 for a 5 oz tube.
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Originally Posted by Jims83cj5
I ended up using frabil low temp grease and gun oil, difference was amazing
many books, say to loosen drag through the day when fishing in extreme temps, not saying that this is the fix. But You will need to loosen the drag periodically through the day to get the best performance.
I just replace the oil with chainsaw bar oil, the summer grade. Its far thinner than grease but designed to stick to parts, and chances are you already have some anyways. I just clean the grease off and apply the oil to all parts with a small paint brush.
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If the good lord didnt want me to ride a four wheeler with no shirt on, then how come my nipples grow back after every wipeout?
Reels are too stiff in this weather
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