How to: Cleaning fishing gear

[basshunter]

Whenever I go fishing, i do a freshwater rinse of my poles and setups. I was wondering if anyone has any other things that they do every time, or tips to keep the gear lasting a long time?

[plugcrazy]

I put mine in the shower with me. The warm water does them good.

[hookset]

Water and Dawn dish soap. With a soft brush I wash the rod and reel and rinse well. Then some WD-40 on the gears.

[williehookem]

When you put away for the winter make sure there is no salt spray on any of the plugs or gear. change out hooks that need changing before the spring.

[BassBuddah]

^^^ Good point that salt corrodes everything. That goes for any terminal tackle you have in bags or cases. If its a quality piece of terminal tackle, like the Alberto TA clip etc I wash them off and set out to dry before putting away.

[surfstix1963]

fresh water rinse don't blast your reels unless they are sealed air dry then a light coat of WD-40. Same for the plugs.