oil/grease

[Wiz]

Can someone recommend what oil and grease I should be using on my reels cheers

[lumpsucker]

What sort of reels mate? Multis or fixed spools?

[Wiz]

Multi's mate

[marco1967]

general purpose oils like 3 in 1 can slow a reel down , but very usable , a spray like wd40 also good ,if you wanting bigger/longer casts ,go for rocket oil etc, multi purpose grease is ok to use,regular though as it can turn white and wash out , but the blue marine grease is better .

[Wiz]

Thanks for the advice mate where can I get blue grease from?

[fishingmark]

I use the Abu oil and grease. There may be better or cheaper products out there but I've always found the Abu stuff spot on, all my reels run great with little maintenance.

Abu Garcia Fishing Reel Oil & Lube / Grease - Maintenance Kit | eBay

[Ian Alexander]

Hello, I use "Supalube" made by Loctite, it is waterproof and contains Teflon. It comes in small handy 85ml tubes. It's quality stuff but at about £9 it's expensive for what it is, although you are only using small amounts so in the long term it's not that bad.

A cheaper option, and probably just as good, is to have a visit to Halfords and look at their bicycle stuff, they have similar products for around a fiver.

You can use any grease realy but the stuff I've mentioned is very "claggy" and doesn't fly off the gears as they operate. I've had other greases fly off and contaminate the areas of the reel where you don't want it, spindle pinion and bearings for example, which slows the reel down.

Regards Ian

[fish fingers]

good sound advice ian as always but please keep your personal life to yourself superlube lol hope you and julie are fine ships that pass in the night mate will catch up soon regards stan

[OXY]

i use Tjs rocket fuel. its spot on. unsure how much it is these days