How to clean salt from fishing reels?

Question

How to clean salt from fishing reels?

Answer 1

i would say that most of the salt sets in when the rod dries, so i would recommend removing it somehow, preferably wiping it on your wife's pillow or burning the rod with a flamethrower

Answer 2

Use a brush and fresh water to wash the reel. Thoroughly dry and apply a few drops of reel oil to the bearings.

Answer 3

Use a brush and fresh water to wash the reel. Thoroughly dry and apply a few drops of reel oil to the bearings

Answer 4

Most saltwater fisherman put the rod in a bucket of fresh water, reel down, overnight, and either fish the next day or remove and clean the reel for the next trip.