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Title: storing rods during off season
Post by: Conklin on Jan 09, 2022, 07:24 AM: What type of maintenance do you do to keep your rods and reels safe and protected during the spring, summer and fall months.
WD 40 has been my go to, and I store my rods in pvc pipe.
Title: Re: storing rods during off season
Post by: river_scum on Jan 09, 2022, 07:36 AM: i hang my rod bag on the wall. thats about it.
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Post by: stripernut on Jan 09, 2022, 07:37 AM: Take the reels off (use them for open water) and stack them all high up on some pegs on my peg wall... Always has worked fine.
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Post by: NOT ME on Jan 09, 2022, 08:41 AM: I just leave all my gear in my sled till next season. No big deal.
Title: Re: storing rods during off season
Post by: Subway4X4 on Jan 09, 2022, 09:38 AM: Take off all terminal tackle and leaders, make sure reel drags are loosened, everything is dry, carefully pack into Eagle Claw rod case and throw in a couple of desiccant bags from the dollar store. Goes into attic never to be seen again until December.

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Title: Re: storing rods during off season
Post by: BUCKSKI on Jan 09, 2022, 10:30 AM: Oil the reels with gun CLR oil and rods go on a shelf, did some repairs on some big bait rods I built years ago. Covered the wraps with a fresh coat of epoxy.
I have to check the hut fabric, iron on patches for any holes.
Title: Re: storing rods during off season
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 09, 2022, 11:35 AM: rod case hanging on the wall
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Post by: bearsmith on Jan 14, 2022, 11:41 AM: Same here, visual inspection then hang them up.
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Post by: QuinnTheEskimo on Jan 14, 2022, 11:52 AM: I take off the reels and put them in drawstring bags I bought on ebay and then put them in a plastic bucket with a lid, empty cat litter buckets are great. I should strip the line because I’ll put new line on them before I use them again but I never seem to. I put all my rods in a hard case, it holds a lot without the reels.
Title: Re: storing rods during off season
Post by: Ice_Fly_Guy on Jan 14, 2022, 12:11 PM: I store mine in a Plano hard plastic rifle case. I use the case when I fish, too. Fits 4-5 combos pretty well. I typically use most of my ice reels for open water, so those stay available all the time.
Title: Re: storing rods during off season
Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 14, 2022, 03:55 PM: Clean them up , back off the drags and put them in the rod rack
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Post by: TheWasp74 on Jan 15, 2022, 02:42 PM: Most years I tend to just leave my gear all in the car the whole summer. That way I am always ready!! ;D
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Post by: hunt4perch on Jan 19, 2022, 01:30 PM: (https://i.postimg.cc/JsZhYF01/Rods-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JsZhYF01)

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Title: Re: storing rods during off season
Post by: trapper2000 on Jan 19, 2022, 01:50 PM: hunt you don't take all those on the ice do you?
Title: Re: storing rods during off season
Post by: ECobb91 on Jan 19, 2022, 02:12 PM: I just cut the tackle off, reel all the line in so nothing is going through the guides and hang the rod tube on the wall for hibernation. I don’t even bother backing the drags, all I care about is making sure the rods are straight without anything putting a bend in them.

Now my bass gear gets stripped apart and cleaned every winter.
Title: Re: storing rods during off season
Post by: PenguinIII on Jan 19, 2022, 07:13 PM: Quote from: filetandrelease on Jan 14, 2022, 03:55 PM
Clean them up , back off the drags and put them in the rod rack
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