Banks fishing life wrote:
Hello, I’ve haven’t been on this site in a while, but I really need help with this problem. I recently bought some penn saltwater reels and one of them is jamming up. I did not drop it in saltwater, or any other large problems. I wash them very, very well. Emphasis on well. I spend a long time with each one carefully washing them out with freshwater. I make sure that the water really gets in there. Please help if you have info on this problem
Washing a reel is good after saltwater use, but does not complete the task. PennReels are easy to dismantle for cleaning purposes, and it's vital to lube/oil your reels after a few uses. Excessive washing with water/soap and water will wash away salt but also reel lube and oil. As for jamming, this rarely is an reel cleaning issue. The first thing to check is if the shaft is bent making the spool bind against the side plate (on bait conventional types) and against the rotor on spinning reels. Also, on the conventional,s there is a spool tension adjustment on the side plates that allows you to tighten or loosen spool tension which increases or decreases how loose or tight your "free spool" is.
Last resort, if you are unfamiliar with reel nomenclature and not interested in taking the reel apart, take it someone who is familiar with doing this for best fix options.