Reel and Drag Grease - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

alanw · 02-03-2014, 09:00 PM

I see some conflicting stuff about reel grease. Some posts say use a "blue" grease for the gears and drag grease for the drags.

The LTS guy said use the drag grease for gears and drags alike.

The description of Shimano and Cals drag grease says for reels and drags.

I got some Shimano Star Drag grease, should be good to go for gears too? Apparently it's not the stuff they use from the factory.

YakDout · 02-03-2014, 09:29 PM

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe some drag washers are supossed to be bone dry. If this is the case, make sure your washers are the ones to be greased.

skrilla · 02-04-2014, 12:36 AM

Everything you need to know here... http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=50.0

But basically only teflon based drag grease such as Cal's touches my drags ( carbon fiber kind, felt drags gets lightly oiled ). Marine grease is too sticky and will cause jerky drags. For everything else ( gears, metal surfaces, and other moving parts ) any of the greases including teflon based will suffice.

alanw · 02-04-2014, 01:23 PM

Hey thanks Skrilla, nice link! Might be more than I needed to know

battleborn · 02-04-2014, 11:03 PM

shimano drag grease on my HT 100s super smooth.

02-03-2014, 09:00 PM	#1
alanw Made in U.S.A. Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dana Point Posts: 1,625	Reel and Drag Grease I see some conflicting stuff about reel grease. Some posts say use a "blue" grease for the gears and drag grease for the drags. The LTS guy said use the drag grease for gears and drags alike. The description of Shimano and Cals drag grease says for reels and drags. I got some Shimano Star Drag grease, should be good to go for gears too? Apparently it's not the stuff they use from the factory. __________________ Hobie PA 14 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Jackson Kraken ¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu X-Factor ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu Stealth-12 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Its not a spelling B its a fishing B ~yakjoe

02-04-2014, 12:36 AM	#3
skrilla Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 664	Everything you need to know here... http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=50.0 But basically only teflon based drag grease such as Cal's touches my drags ( carbon fiber kind, felt drags gets lightly oiled ). Marine grease is too sticky and will cause jerky drags. For everything else ( gears, metal surfaces, and other moving parts ) any of the greases including teflon based will suffice. __________________ Urban Camo Trident 13

02-04-2014, 01:23 PM	#4
alanw Made in U.S.A. Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dana Point Posts: 1,625	Hey thanks Skrilla, nice link! Might be more than I needed to know __________________ Hobie PA 14 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Jackson Kraken ¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu X-Factor ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu Stealth-12 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Its not a spelling B its a fishing B ~yakjoe

02-03-2014, 09:29 PM	#2
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe some drag washers are supossed to be bone dry. If this is the case, make sure your washers are the ones to be greased.

02-04-2014, 11:03 PM	#5
battleborn Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 221	shimano drag grease on my HT 100s super smooth.