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Rinse, Lube & Corrosion Care

Salt eats gear. Here is what slows it down

Reel oil and grease, salt removers and anti-corrosion sprays. We compare what each maker says the product does and how often to apply it, read the safety data sheet, and name a salt-spray test only when the maker publishes one.

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A five-step path for beginners

  1. Gold conventional reel with yellow line on a rod in a boat's holder, white spray from the wake bursting behind it
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    Rinse and lube reels

    What PENN and Daiwa say to do after salt.

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  2. Spinning reels on rods standing in white rod holders on a boat, open water and a dry hillside blurred behind
    02

    Spray against corrosion

    What the inhibitors do, and where not to spray them.

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  3. Spinning reel spooled with bright teal line on a red surf rod, gray-green waves rolling onto a beach behind it
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    Pick and respool line

    Braid, mono, fluorocarbon and leaders for salt.

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  4. Hard lures standing in the slots of a pale divided tackle tray, their treble hooks and split rings stained brown with rust
    04

    Stop tackle rust

    VCI emitters, desiccants and drying lures.

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  5. Angler in gray chest waders and wading boots striding through shallow blue water with a rod and reel in one hand, face out of frame
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    Patch waders

    Finding leaks and curing Aquaseal repairs.

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