today i answered two of the oldest questions .......

[alantani]

today i answered two of the oldest questions .......

..... that have troubled fishermen since the dawn of time. or at least since the dawn of modern appliances.

first, can you clean your reels in the dishwasher? and second, if you get caught, what will your wife do?

well, i had a few hours at home before work this morning. i was looking at a box of reels that i got in the mail and figured that these really needed a good cleaning. with half a load of morning breakfast dishes and my wife out for a few hours, i seized the opportunity.



the dishwasher ran through the wash and rinse cycle, and started to dry. then, i heard the three words that a misbehaving husband fears the most. "honey, i'm home!!!" the first questions she asks is why the dishwasher is going. how do they know?



fortunately, she has a sense of humor. and lousy aim!



unfortunately, one dishwasher cycle did nothing to remove the corrosion on these old penns.



i was lucky this time. kids, don't try this at home.........

[Marlinmate]

Gentle with that old Penn Greenie Spinning Reel. People search high and low for those.

[alantani]

the reels themselves have corrosion on the outside but are in great shape on the inside. i'm going to strip them down, toss them into the ultrasonic cleaner overnight, slap them back together and ship them back. they'll be fine!