Last night the levels on my syndicate rose by around 4 inches, which meant for around 4-5 hours my reels were probably two thirds submerged in the lake. Are they gonna have to be taken apart completely, or will I get away with leaving them intact? Reels are emblem 5000 xt. Cheers 👍🏻👍🏻
Most reels are quite tolerant to being submerged in water, after all they are designed to be out in all weathers, and bearings fitted are usually sealed or stainless steel. I got caught out before though, and ruined one of my emblem Z's by leaving it submerged for a short while whilst sorting out a fish. The lakebed was made up of fine sand, which was obviously suspended in the water. This must have got into the main drive bearing and over time completely f**ked it. Most top end Shimano reels always had sealed drags and drive/rotor bearings, and I think Daiwa are now catching on to this, but older Daiwa reels definitely aren't sealed.
Basically, you can get away with it, depending on what is suspended in the water.
Basically, you can get away with it, depending on what is suspended in the water.
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Might be worth ringing a reel servicing company to see if they need a service. It may depend on the particular model. I was told by the tackle box to never dunk my emblem spod reels in the water as it would ruin them.
Might be worth ringing a reel servicing company to see if they need a service. It may depend on the particular model. I was told by the tackle box to never dunk my emblem spod reels in the water as it would ruin them.
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Cars are designed for exposure to the elements, but they don't enjoy being submerged.
Personally unless it's a model specifically advertised as being dunkable like a penn, van staal or zeebas; I've always thought it was a pretty daft practice.. unless you are able to strip, clean and lubricate them yourself. Not squirt oil in a hole, proper disassembly and grease/oil
Cars are designed for exposure to the elements, but they don't enjoy being submerged.
Personally unless it's a model specifically advertised as being dunkable like a penn, van staal or zeebas; I've always thought it was a pretty daft practice.. unless you are able to strip, clean and lubricate them yourself. Not squirt oil in a hole, proper disassembly and grease/oil
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Why do you have them so low ?, just wipe them and put them on top of a radiator, every ones reels are wet through with all this rain we are having , but i would advise adjusting height of your sticks .
Why do you have them so low ?, just wipe them and put them on top of a radiator, every ones reels are wet through with all this rain we are having , but i would advise adjusting height of your sticks .
I would personally dry them out or get them serviced, if there's grease in the reels they should be protected if there's not they will rust.
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I service hundreds of reels every year and without a doubt one of the biggest reel killers is submersion, there seems to be a trend of dunking the reels recently rather than cupping water onto the spool which is terrible for any reel. On the whole though shimanos are better sealed and as correctly stated the older daiwas are more susceptible to water ingress although most don't have sealed bearings just sheilded bearings so rusty seized bearings are quiet common. Give me a pm if you want to try and strip it yourself as the emblems are pretty simple and I'd be happy to guide you through it 👍
I service hundreds of reels every year and without a doubt one of the biggest reel killers is submersion, there seems to be a trend of dunking the reels recently rather than cupping water onto the spool which is terrible for any reel. On the whole though shimanos are better sealed and as correctly stated the older daiwas are more susceptible to water ingress although most don't have sealed bearings just sheilded bearings so rusty seized bearings are quiet common. Give me a pm if you want to try and strip it yourself as the emblems are pretty simple and I'd be happy to guide you through it 👍
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My mate services reels, and says submerged reels are the reason why reels end up in his hands to sort out.
I'd get them attended to fella
My mate services reels, and says submerged reels are the reason why reels end up in his hands to sort out.
I'd get them attended to fella
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It's also worth adding that most greases aren't waterproof either so water drastically alters it rendering it useless in most cases. Marine greases are a little more resistant but its unlikely to be factory fitted so to speak. Without trying to scare the op if there is substantial water in there it can affect the coating on the drive gear stem which the antireverse pawl sits on which can errode away and leave the reel feeling terrible as well.
It's also worth adding that most greases aren't waterproof either so water drastically alters it rendering it useless in most cases. Marine greases are a little more resistant but its unlikely to be factory fitted so to speak. Without trying to scare the op if there is substantial water in there it can affect the coating on the drive gear stem which the antireverse pawl sits on which can errode away and leave the reel feeling terrible as well.
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I was at the upper limit of my bank stick, had to have the rods in water to get the tips past all the marginal reeds. Thanks for all the reply's, very much appreciated. Sounds like they'll need some attention. Ian, I'll pm you very soon mate, thanks for the offer of help.
I was at the upper limit of my bank stick, had to have the rods in water to get the tips past all the marginal reeds. Thanks for all the reply's, very much appreciated. Sounds like they'll need some attention. Ian, I'll pm you very soon mate, thanks for the offer of help.
In reply to Post #10
No problem mate, always happy to help
No problem mate, always happy to help
Really poor form from the Korda lot dunking mega bucks reels. Some of these reels cost more than some take home in a month and they treat them like a throwaway item. They say they want to 'give back' so why not do a video showing kids how to service and maintain their reels rather than shagging them 
Get them serviced . I left a reel submerged once while dealing with a fish in a net . The reel started grinding quite soon after . I got them serviced and they are ok again . The guy servicing said all the grease has been flushed out
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oh dear... the rage is almost palpable.
oh dear... the rage is almost palpable.
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not rage just think it's a bit sad that a multi millionaire thinks it's a good idea to dunk ££££ reels that he gets for nothing knowing kids are going to follow his lead when it's clearly going to cause damage
not rage just think it's a bit sad that a multi millionaire thinks it's a good idea to dunk ££££ reels that he gets for nothing knowing kids are going to follow his lead when it's clearly going to cause damage
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Agreed
Agreed
In reply to Post #15
Never took a lot of notice of them doing it but you have a point, the impressionable yoof ain't too bright in some cases
Never took a lot of notice of them doing it but you have a point, the impressionable yoof ain't too bright in some cases
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Oh come on... so we are going to blame tackle companies for people ruining tackle ? - ooooooh maybe it's a conspiracy to get more units shifted...
Oh come on... so we are going to blame tackle companies for people ruining tackle ? - ooooooh maybe it's a conspiracy to get more units shifted...
In reply to Post #18
keep dunking those reels fella
keep dunking those reels fella
In reply to Post #19
I don't dunk my reels - I am not an idiot.. it's Like Noj said, a car can sit in the rain quite happily....
I don't dunk my reels - I am not an idiot.. it's Like Noj said, a car can sit in the rain quite happily....
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But submerge it in water and its a different story altogether, its not a good idea to dunk reels or anything else that isn't properly sealed in water,
But submerge it in water and its a different story altogether, its not a good idea to dunk reels or anything else that isn't properly sealed in water,
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Not tackle companies just the one and they must be idiots because as you have pointed out only idiots dunk their reels Would you buy tackle from a company run by idiots?
Not tackle companies just the one and they must be idiots because as you have pointed out only idiots dunk their reels Would you buy tackle from a company run by idiots?
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To be honest - I do not base my personal choice on purchasing fishing tackle on whether a company, in a video has dunked their fishing reels, and in doing so, may deem thousands of reels, belonging to young, vulnerable, easily misguided anglers as fubar'd. It simply never crossed my mind that I was so short sighted.
To be honest - I do not base my personal choice on purchasing fishing tackle on whether a company, in a video has dunked their fishing reels, and in doing so, may deem thousands of reels, belonging to young, vulnerable, easily misguided anglers as fubar'd. It simply never crossed my mind that I was so short sighted.
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First off I don't drink my reels , but my reels have been submerged in water on Many occasion's , either I am lucky or Okuma seal their reels very well.
First off I don't drink my reels , but my reels have been submerged in water on Many occasion's , either I am lucky or Okuma seal their reels very well.
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