Pfleuger Care

[troutscout]

I have a Pfleuger Medalist reel that I bought because it was inexpensive, but after 3 seasons I've become attached to it and its performance is really quite good.

HOWEVER, I was hearing a little grit in it so I went to clean it. Quite a lot of sand on the friction drag mechanism held firmly in place by the factory lubricant. I'm pretty sure I can get it all cleaned up with some swabs and solvent. I was wondering what people are using to keep things lubricated/protected and operating optimally...particularly anything that won't hold stream grit.

[fessiewig]

I'm not sure about "not holding stream grit" but I use a teflon lube. As for the stream grit, clean the reel as often as necessary.

[LeeG]

troutscout Also go to this web site to see good replacement parts for Pfleuger Medalist reels. www.onepfoot.com Bill Franke is a good friend and he makes wonderful parts for the Pfleuger reels.

Lee

[troutscout]

Thanks Lee. If the Teflon lube works I won't need any but its nice to have a resource identified just in case.

[LeeG]

Troutscout Does the reel have the original reel foot?? If so you should look into a new one from Bill Franke. The original foot on the reel was bowed and on a modern rod would not fit correctly, that is why Bill designed the onepfoot.

Is the reel a new one or old one?? US made or Offshore??

Lee

[troutscout]

Its 2 years old. Not sure where it was made. I purchased it through Cabela's. The reel foot does not appear bowed. I've used it with my new TFO rod without any problems/slippage.