There's a reason most of my accessories for salt water are stainless steel...and it's rust. You'll need to rinse anything you used with freshwater. The fly boxes maybe not, if the hooks were saltwater grade or stainless. If the hooks were standard hooks, you'll need to rinse each fly off well and let it dry. or your flybox will end up a pile of rusty stains. There are different approaches to cleaning reels, but most manufacturers will suggest stripping off the line and cleaning the reel. (Also a good time to clean your fly line). I must admit I don't do that all the time, but the reel on the rod I use most is mainly graphite. But I do also use a Martin 7SS reel on a 7 wt that I have to do that to on a fairly regular basis. Make sure everything is lubricated. I usually remove any lubricant and replace with new, since the old lubricant can reatain particles of salt and/or sand which could damage the reel.
Mark Delaney
On 9/28/06, Rene Zillmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Salt Water Addicts,
I just returned from my first salt water fishing - report still to write.
Now I'm wondering, how I should take care of my equipment. I've already
discovered rust on some not so important things - the hemostats got a
bit of rust and a nipper. Very quick, Mr. rust.
My questions:
What to do with the rods, I used? Anything to do with the rods, which I
didn't use. They were in a seperate container, which I didn't opend -
but they were probably exposed to moist air.
Same question to reels?
I rinsed and dried all my flies, which I fished, before I returned them
to my fly boxes. More actions suggested?
Should I rinse my fly boxes?
Nipper and Zinger?
Other thoughts?
Thanks a lot
Rene
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