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What’s a good grease for my reel? I seen a few that sound ok but wanted to get some input from here. I’m a freshwater bass fisher using Diawa baitcasters.
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Super-lube is great and cheap enough in that bulk tub pictured above.
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For what part of your reel?SapperTyler wrote:What’s a good grease for my reel? I seen a few that sound ok but wanted to get some input from here. I’m a freshwater bass fisher using Diawa baitcasters.
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This needs to be answered first. I can't speak for everyone here, but I use different products for different parts of my reel. Oil and grease both have their spots, being particular in exact products for both.Tokugawa wrote:For what part of your reel?SapperTyler wrote:What’s a good grease for my reel? I seen a few that sound ok but wanted to get some input from here. I’m a freshwater bass fisher using Diawa baitcasters.
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For the gears
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Super Lube is good. I like Cal's drag grease for the gears too.
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Super Lube is fine, but unless you're repairing reels for a living there's no need to buy a bulk tub. A 3 oz tube will last you many years. If you have a Harbor Freight nearby they carry them for about $7.00
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uljersey wrote:Super Lube is fine, but unless you're repairing reels for a living there's no need to buy a bulk tub. A 3 oz tube will last you many years. If you have a Harbor Freight nearby they carry them for about $7.00
Wait! What? You call that a bulk tub?
That's funny!
We actually buy it in the 5 gallon bucket. Kind of funny around the shop when someone is out of grease on their bench no one knows where the 5 gallon bucket is. So they raid another bench if the tech is gone.
But yeah, I agree, get the small tube. It'll last long enough...
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IMHO I don't believe you can go wrong with Cal's
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No you can't. Cals can be used throughout the reel as well if you want to stick to one grease total. Caps, Shimano Star, and I think there is an Okuma Cals grease available to. Don't know if there is a difference between the Cals and Okuma Cals, I would think not.Cristo wrote:IMHO I don't believe you can go wrong with Cal's
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They are one is the same, I contacted Cal's a while back and asked. I also use Cal's pretty much throughout the reel where grease is required, and ZPI or Alchemy oils.LgMouthGambler wrote:No you can't. Cals can be used throughout the reel as well if you want to stick to one grease total. Caps, Shimano Star, and I think there is an Okuma Cals grease available to. Don't know if there is a difference between the Cals and Okuma Cals, I would think not.Cristo wrote:IMHO I don't believe you can go wrong with Cal's
There's supposedly some newer dry film type greases that are supposed to be superior to anything we're using now, but I haven't tried them yet.