Beans Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Make sure u LOOSEN the drag on all the reels that u are storing!! That's the most important thing. If u keep the drags set tight u will/could compress the drag discs and they can warp and stick, essentially screwing up ur drag and costing u for replacement parts Good tip Bruce...No wonder my 40 year old original Mitchell 300 reel sounded like a coffee grinder...Retired it to the Wall of Fame at my son's trailer at Rice Lake but someone scooped it... I just did my carp baitrunners yesterday...still using a couple of ultralites...hoping to nail some crappie...dinky perch so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Paul I have (2) 10 foot pieces of 1 1/2 pvc pipe hung from the garage ceiling and spaced them so the reel handle is on one and the other is 3 or 4 foot from that. It supports them horizontally without putting pressure on them in a negative way. I would not store rods so they have pressure on the tips like leaning against the wall. Truth be told I have not had any proof that is bad but I also don't want to test it on my rods. I am sure Spiel or some of the other rod builders will answer this pressing question. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Paul I have (2) 10 foot pieces of 1 1/2 pvc pipe hung from the garage ceiling and spaced them so the reel handle is on one and the other is 3 or 4 foot from that. It supports them horizontally without putting pressure on them in a negative way. I would not store rods so they have pressure on the tips like leaning against the wall. Truth be told I have not had any proof that is bad but I also don't want to test it on my rods. I am sure Spiel or some of the other rod builders will answer this pressing question. Art Thanks Art ! Thats a dang good idea.I think i have some lengths of PVC left over from when i did the plumbing for my bathroom.Now i just hope the mice dont chew the cork off the handles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Come on Paul. take 2x of wood, drill a few holes in them and mount them to the ceiling in the basement and hang the rods there and the reels on a bench if not still on the rod. you will end up restringing most reels next year anyway as you will want to try something new I bet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Come on Paul. take 2x of wood, drill a few holes in them and mount them to the ceiling in the basement and hang the rods there and the reels on a bench if not still on the rod. you will end up restringing most reels next year anyway as you will want to try something new I bet... Yer probably right.I like the pvc tube idea though.I will take the reels off,cause i want to replace the Suffix 832 with PP, and the Nanofil with Siege Mono I wasnt impressed by either this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) Never have released the drag on any of my reels in 35 years and never had a failure but hey what ever floats your boat! And don`t store your batteries on the concrete!!! Edited October 28, 2011 by lookinforwalleye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 And don`t store your batteries on the concrete!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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