76. Cleaning Your Fly Fishing Gear

In this podcast episode, David gives tips on cleaning your fly fishing gear. Now is a great time to clean your gear in preparation for peak fishing season.

Episode Highlights:

Rod Maintenance:

• Cleaning rod eyes with a Q-tip
• Tips for cork handles

Reel Cleaning:

• Preventing drag issues
• Grease between spool and reel

Fly Line Cleaning:

• The importance of the first 10 feet
• Using dressing and dry fly floatant
• Checking for line damage

Saltwater Flies Check: 

• Maintaining optimal performance

Resources:

• Listen: Episode 73: Stay Warm on the Water
• Listen: Episode 75: Fly Fishing the Keys

As always: Take somebody fishing, teach them how to fish, teach them the right way… and don’t forget to teach them how to clean their gear if you get a chance.

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