Vaseline and 3-n-1 for me as well. It works excellent. I'm pretty tough on my reels and they don't stay dry even on the calmest of days, and I've found that this keeps them working even when submerged for a few minutes. Was fishing one night during a NE blow, out on a bar up to my knees in whitewater and got a knot up around the tip of my rod that took me at least 5 minutes to undo and the reel stayed under for the entire time. When I was done with the knot the reel spun as if it had just left my truck. Amazing, for non-sealed reel and less than $5 worth of vaseline and oil. Well see just how good it is when I start skishing with it this spring.