AlbertW Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Hey Raiders, I arrived in New Zealand Christchurch this morning and after a quick snooze I went down to buy some soft plastic sand some gulp trout nuggets to prepare for tomorrow where I’m going down to the canals on my way to Queenstown. However my friends dad wanted to fish the saltwater beach and got us to go down for a donut session and now my reel has saltwater on the line. Should I clean the line for tomorrow or is it fine? cheers. Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 If you feel like it, just wash it with fresh water, it's not going to hurt anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothparade Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Yeah, tighten the drag then rise under the tap, with a slowish dribble or just pop the whole setup under the shower. I always wash my gear after being in saltwater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Yep, tighten the drag first! Them after rinsing, give the reel a good shake to shake out any water, then loosen drag and let dry. It's not a bad thing to do from time to time when fishing saltwater anyway. While I'm at it, I often do the rod and landing net as well (seeing as I have an exorbitantly expensive landing net). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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