FISHING THE PACIFIC 



your reel, it's the one piece of equipment you should not 

 mark with your name or initial. 



If anything goes wrong with your reel don't open it up 

 and attempt to correct it yourself, but send it back to the 

 manufacturer. After all, with the number of fishing reels 

 manufactured today it is only natural that a defect may show 

 up now and then in one of them. Even though it may have 

 cost you your fish and you are pretty sore about it at the 

 time, give the reel company a chance to remedy the trouble. 

 Make it a habit to send your reels back to the manufacturer 

 once every two or three years for an overhauling or even 

 once a year or after a fishing trip if they have been given very 

 hard usage. Beheve it or not, I have never opened a reel or 

 allowed any of mine to be opened by anyone. 



I always use Penn Reel Oil. It has served me well. I do not 

 believe that reels ever get enough oil. Be sure that you use a 

 first-grade reel oil. Fine reel slick is also a good thing to use. 

 The Fin-Nor reels do not require lubrication. I oil my Vom 

 Hofe's and Penn's every week when I am using them and 

 after every catch if the fight has lasted more than an hour. 

 I believe that reels should be oiled once a month when 

 not in use, although unfortunately I cannot say that I 

 practice this commendable habit myself. But I try to give 

 them a shot at least two or three times a year. If your reel 

 starts to heat up while you are fighting a fish, call for the oil 

 can and give it a drop or two. But remember to do it yourself 

 or you will disqualify your fish. It is a good idea to wipe off 

 your reel with fresh water every night after your trip, and 

 always make sure that no sand or grit gets into or even near 

 the reel. More than any other salt-water anglers surf men have 



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