How to Maintain Your Lew's Baitcaster | Applying Reel Oil & Gear Grease 

Thanks! LOVE my Lews so far, 3 years and going strong.

1:30 guilty as charged 😮 at least I'm not the only one 🤣🤣🤣

Can someone anywhere in the world please just put this in a diagram? Just a reel and a few arrows saying "grease here" and "oil here"? Why is that so hard to find?

Thank you. Wondered about the speed lube port. Good job

I use lucas gun oil and Lucas marine grease on my reels! No issues at all.

I was waiting for this video

The water trick has been around for 40 years that I know about. My grandfather told me that in the 80's. Old tricks for old men 🧐 good video. Do like Lew's my son told me to try them out good reel's and pole's. Good flex when I need it nad smooth reeling on cheeper combo's two to just try out.

Hopefully lews is better then the last baitcaster I got it broke within a couple months but lews has some nice rod and reels so I’m confident

Ditch the Lucas oil and use TSI 321 instead. TSI bonds to the metal and creates an ultra slick surface that will be impervious to water. It also stays put for quite a long time, 1 to 2 years is about the norm. For spool bearings, I like to remove the shields, clean with acetone, and soak in a solution of 8 parts 99% isopropyl alcohol and 1 part TSI 321. Once out of the solution, I spin to check for smoothness and blow out all the excess with compressed air. The alcohol acts as a carrying agent and quickly evaporates away. Additionally, Yamaha marine grease is best used on the gears and frame bearings, it doesn't emulsify like most other greases and stays put. Finally, a light coating of silicone grease such as Cal's tan or purple to finish off the drag and give it an unbelievably smooth startup. Lastly, if you have a rotary tool and some polishing pads, polish the brake ring and spool shaft ends to a mirror shine, this will aid in free spool and give the brakes a smoother surface to ride, thus making the brakes more consistent. Most "reel specific" products are pretty much relabeled down market lubricants to increase market exposure and move product. There are many more off the shelf products that are cheaper and far superior to the snake oil peddled by tackle manufacturers.

Great video.. I use Lucas extreme duty gun oil

What causes my reel to be tougher to reel in the tighter I make the drag? About 8 months old & caught a lot of Redfish. It's a Lew's SP but I'm sure whatever is wrong, applies to most baitcasters. Thanx

Will the oil and grease work on most baitcaster reels? I also understand, you said spinning reels use a different oil and grease?

I’ve been avoiding cleaning my lews because I thought it was gonna be difficult. I’ll be doing it tomorrow.

Just ordered a Lews reactor baitcast. Should I oil and grease it before I begin using it? If so, which oil and grease do I need for this reel?

Im in the process of breaking down all of my 20+ reels and de greasing and re lubing. I have got a few done with the superduty grease, oil and spees break oil and i can actually tell a difference than products ive used in the past. That grease makes it buttery on the retrive and the oil provide steady speed witbout. Couldnt be happier.

So I'm going to buy the oil and there's 2 different ones. One's hyper and the other ones a blend. Which one is actually better to buy? I don't wanna buy both, thank you.

I clean up my reels about 3 times a year even brand new ones go open them up and see what is not oiled and greased if not give them a lube if dry. I've been using slip 2,000 on my fishing equipment seems to work fine

So lews recommends oil on the worm gear, not grease?

Awesome..thank you. Does grease go on the worm gear as well?

Any man that can't/won't master and maintain his equipment doesn't deserve it.

Great oral presentation but I really couldn't see the reel parts. Too dark and far away..

My Lews reel doesn’t have a little plate where he put the grease so I don’t know where to put the grease

What causes reel squeal on a bait caster and how do you fix it?

All I FEATURE is LEWS REELS on my CHANNEL! Wouldn’t GO any other way!

I was always told gears get grease bearings get oil. I’ve never oiled my worm gear.

Like the price and light weight.

Awesome video!

Thanks for info

Lol oh shit lol I just been using Lucas gun oil haha

Just bought a Lews American Hero baitcaster combo a week ago and only used it a few times. I was using it today and the thumb bar wasn't going down at times. I would press it and it would get stuck halfway. Some it did it, sometimes it didn't. Any idea why it's doing this?

Well hello fellow McDonald lol we have a whole family up north with the last name mcdonald and same as me lol

Thank you!

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LOL, I've never even *thought* about dunking my reel in water.

I didn't know that we can oil our spinning reel,thanks for the tips💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

Was this a educational video or a commercial.. I’m only 1/4 of way through

“Gears do not take oil” he says after putting oil on the worm gear. 😂

I use Ballistol on all my reels. Same thing I use to clean my guns. Lubes and cleans, smells like horse piss.

Hmm, bad video you showing so far