the bearing, gears.... will rosak ar?

no rosak la... but performance drop ler

sifu rorytate - oh..i was referring to the seven rods that John tested...on the other hand..u r right..the article that u posted in mfn does apply for both casting and spinning anglers..

plkvoon - maybe ur reel is using dry drag system and in your case, some of the engine oil accidentally sip into the drag system...

Bro SeR, i was thinking the same as well where the oil sip into the drag sys.

For everyone's benefit who intend to service themselves...

1: Bearings : Oil
2: Gearings : Grease.

That's is the general rule of the thumb

However, it varies of the grade of oil and grease to be used. Some angler prefer thick oil, some prefer thin oil, some prefer non-sticking grade of grease, some the opposite..

i service my reel once every 2-3 month to remove build up salt crystal/residue... if you are not playing saltwater, or perhaps you were a frequent freshwater kakis.. i dont think it's necessary to service it frequently. Perhaps once every 6~7 month should be enough.

Another rules, generous amount of grease n oil were not required, just a lite coat will do the job. Dont treat you reel like a bulldozer folks. Putting generous amount of grease wont make your reel crank faster, but it will make them perform like bull/heavy.

For bearing i used castrol magnatec which is a bit thicker then those sewing machine oil and it could last longer. As for gears, i use toyo grease (spray type).

Agree with you bro Nicotine..

usually i service my reels after 3~5 trip on the way that i use my reel, i would not consider it's hardcore, but easily 1000~2000 times of casting...and not forgetting the number of cranking done

so the main gear with the pinion gear might have some wear and tear..one of the reason why i service quire frequent, cos the habuk from the friction between main gear and pinion gear..

as for me..after each outing..I'll tighten up the drag and give it a rinse using tap water..shake it a few times vigorously and let it dry up over night then put 1 drop of reel oils for the bearings on each side..also a bit of teflon grease on worm shaft gear ..consider it a minor service..

@bruder rory,
1000~2000 time of cast ... tangan patah oh bos.. hehe i prefer teh most lazy method .. bottom coz all i need to do is .. wait "tang wan tou"

@seR,
remember to loosen/free the drag system after few hour, over tighten will spoil the drag system... my old sifu teach punya teaching =)

cheers n happi fishing

@nicotine - totally agreed..the drag should be loosen at all time..except during rinsing and outing of course..hehe..

speaking of drags..waiting for my friend to bring back a set of carbontex drag for my reel..hopefully he will be back in malaysia at the same time my zpi bearings arrive at my doorstep ..then it will be double tightlines with 1 lure..hehehhe

This post has been edited by seR: Jan 12 2007, 04:46 PM

Ser, your method is merely to clean the exterior of it.

Due to the abrasion cause in the gears, do clean the gears thoroughly

detach the unit, put in a glass container, spray lots of silicon oil and shake vigorously. 10 mins

then lay out to dry on a tissue or newspaper. 5mins

place in a thinner solution for 5~10 mins

then lay out dry, then only you re-lube

that would clean all the bits and pieces of the deposits.

bro nicotine...good workout to tone your arm also what..

Bro Ser, carbontex drag is available in M'sia liao la...i have installed in my calcutta, Procaster Z, Team Daiwa as well.

normally i'll send it to RHA if its a major service.....no time lazy ..hehhe

aiks..where u bought those tiny donut?? i lazy can't find them ..hehe..ask my friend to buy it directly from their distri ..

This post has been edited by seR: Jan 12 2007, 05:18 PM

Bro Ser,

It's available in Kepong and Uncle Bob. Can go to Big Sea in serdang too

???,i dunno the exact location,I just follow my father to fish some monster tomans!

BTW,me and my father got 50KG Tapah recently at Johor...

Will post some pic to u all!

BTW,Sea Lion Kolam sudah tutup meh?Long time no go there,usually i go there twice or three a month! ,my father fish there every wekk,but not now coz lately he busy with the work...

This post has been edited by QD_buyer: Jan 13 2007, 07:29 AM

anyone here tried Fly Fishing?

FLy Fishing parts very mahal leh,besides,fly fishing not very popular here...

I use crickets to make like fly fishing styles..

Anybody here got 3KG kelah?

OH My friend !! i m back !!! I m here again !!!

Lets fish kelah at Lentang or Bentong!

I got mine 3KG Kelah there!And got a weird fish liked trout!

any 1 from kuching area? may i knw what spot nice to fish?

Tawau!