I have discovered some reel corrosion deep inside my Penn gold 50Ws – around mid 90s era. Wasn’t there when I had them spooled on mono. I am using hollow dacron, which drags in salt water. They get hosed down after every use, but I doubt that does anything for the deep down salt. I am totally sold on the dacron, but nothing is perfect – there has to be a catch – right? So I want to deal with the issue but am short on strategy. The simple approach would be to wind on to a tension spool, repair reel and wind back on under tension. I have 700m approx. on each reel (x5). But I would like, if possible, to be able to wash (and dry) the line first. I am not sure if this will have any effect? Maybe next use will just pack salt deep down in the reel again? Anyone had to deal with this issue? To complicate the issue, I guess while I have the line off I should reverse it – been on about 4 yrs. I guess the new Penn Squall 50w (composite) deals with this issue. But at this point I am still married to my trusty gold 50Ws and hollow dacron.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Alan
Bigfishbob wrote: There's a crowd called Swifty that makes these spool sets especially for washing spectra. |
Alan L wrote:
They look like the business. Another addition to my pile of fishing essentials :-) I don't seem to be getting any Google hits for NZ. Any idea if they are stocked in NZ? Thanks Alan |
Alan L wrote: Will do. If that doesn't work, I will try and invent something. Basically need something the water can penetrate right through. I guess drilling out a regular line spool may do - but their design looked good. Thanks Alan
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