Big Green Fish Reel Service Kit
By request I have finally put together a reel servicing kit that I can be proud of. Within this kit you find what I feel to be essential items that all workbench mechanics need to have to properly repair and maintain their beloved fishing reels. This kit includes the actual tools that I use 98% of the time in my shop. These are not cheap tools, they are the best. You can buy this kit separately piece by piece and pay the same thing, I just took the hassle out of it for you. Contains the following items:
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PICTURE ABOVE IS NOT THE REPRESENTATIVE CONTAINER (they don't make it anymore). ALL ITEMS ARE AS DESCRIBED BELOW.
- One Smooth Drag 8 - n - 1 Reel Handle Wrench. 8 sizes that fit most Shimano, Daiwa, Abu, Penn, Glendale, etc
- Four Wiha Precision Screwdrivers. These are the reel deal. The exact ones I use 365 days a year.
- 2 Phillips (the PH0 - fits through all frame holes for hard to reach screws)
- 2 Slotted (the 1,5 - is the perfect retainer and "e" clip remover)
- One pair of micro Long Nose pliers. The Reel Techs best friend!
- One set Excelta Selecta anti-magnetic, anti-acid, stainless steel precision tweezers with serrated tip and grip. NEW
- One WAPSI Precision Applicator. Apply the correct amount oil on your bearings everytime.
- One 6 ml Syringe of SuperLube. Greasing your gears has never been easier.
- Two Cleaning Brushes
- 1 Brass Brush for metal gears.
- 1 Fiber Brush for plastic gears.
- One nylon hobby paintbrush to apply and smooth grease in tight places.
-One FLEX COAT finishing brush for grease application on gears. NEW
- Two regular toothbrushes for cleaning frames and just about everything else.
- One 1 oz. tub of Cal's Universal Reel & Star Drag Grease. NEW
- One bottle of your choice of Oil.
Add your choice in the checkout section notes page (Yellow Rocket Fuel will be the default), subject to availability.
- Yellow Rocket Fuel
- Red Rocket Fuel
- ReelX
- Oust Met Oil
- One bright orange microfiber working towel. Those small pieces have no where to hide now. NEW
- All packaged in a Sterilite Double Hatch Box for your convenience. Now more open, so its easier to put things back and add extra stuff.
$84.99
I get several emails a week asking which products that I use for cleaning the reels. I am a big believer in Simple Green All-Purpose Cleaner. It is non-toxic and biodegradable and does an excellent job of cleaning a reel. I suggest a 12:1 (10:1 on really dirty reels) ratio of water to Simple Green. I wipe and brush all of my parts, then run them through a warm water Ultra Sonic bath for about 30 minutes, then a pure water bath for 10 minutes to remove any residue that may have been left behind. Then I clean each part individually with the items that you find in the kit above. Ball Bearings (not roller bearings) are cleaned in Naptha, then immediately spun and blown dry with an air compressor (those compressed cans of air work great too!), and then wiped clean. Spacers, brake cases, and the magnetic side of the spool is polished with Brasso or for aluminum I use Blue Magic. Reel handles are cleaned with Joe's Hand Cleaner and a nail brush.
I always recommend a full break down of the reel. Every part must come off, be cleaned, and inspected, then lubed properly before being reassembled. If you maintain your reels on a yearly basis, this becomes easier and faster each time. I recommend re-oiling your spool bearings and levelwind every 4-6 months or every 12 trips. Do I recommend removing your bearings before re-oiling, yes and no. I will only re-oil a bearing about 3 times before it gets a flushing. Remember that oil is going somewhere. 1 drop is all you need. Each time you re-oil, wipe the spacer and the brake case too.