{"id":258,"date":"2026-04-06T17:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/dont-make-this-mistake-how-to-clean-your-fishing-gear-correctly\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:36:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:36:05","slug":"dont-make-this-mistake-how-to-clean-your-fishing-gear-correctly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/dont-make-this-mistake-how-to-clean-your-fishing-gear-correctly\/","title":{"rendered":"DON&#39;T MAKE THIS MISTAKE. How to Clean Your Fishing Gear CORRECTLY!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DON&#039;T MAKE THIS MISTAKE. How to Clean Your Fishing Gear CORRECTLY!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mewRSP037cY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can very easily ruin your fishing gear if you clean them incorrectly. Fishing reels can last a lifetime if you keep them well maintained. Avoid this big mistake and hopefully your fishing reels will be running smooth for years to come!<br \/>\nFirst things first. If you are fishing in the salt water, RINSE YOUR GEAR AFTER FISHING! Salt is corrosive. Enough exposure, and your gear will start to corrode and fall apart. It may not be immediate, but slowly and surely it will start to degrade.<\/p>\n<p>Our vision at Hey Skipper is to be the best source of helpful information to anyone who wants to get into the world of fishing! Help support our channel by visiting us on our website and downloading our Ebooks! <\/p>\n<p>More info about my fishing gear, fishing spots, and exclusive subscriber content + MORE! <\/p>\n<p>Hey Skipper Squidy Bits:<\/p>\n<p>FREE Hey Skipper Fishing Ebooks! <\/p>\n<p>What Knots to Tie and When: <\/p>\n<p>Surf Fishing Crash Course: <\/p>\n<p>Surf Fishing Gear Guide + Packable List: <\/p>\n<p>Pier Fishing Crash Course: <\/p>\n<p>Jetty Fishing Crash Course: <\/p>\n<p>JOIN THE SKIPPER SQUAD to stay up to date with us, receive exclusive fishing info, articles, product announcements, deals &#038; MORE!<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on<br \/>\nTik Tok @HeySkipperOfficial<br \/>\nInstagram @HeySkipperOfficial<\/p>\n<p>Send us stuff to our PO Box to be featured on our show<br \/>\n6030 Marshalee Drive #151, Elkridge, Md 21075, USA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>You can very easily ruin your fishing gear if you clean them incorrectly. Fishing reels can last a lifetime if you keep them well maintained. Avoid this big mistake and hopefully your fishing reels will <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/dont-make-this-mistake-how-to-clean-your-fishing-gear-correctly\/\" title=\"DON&#039;T MAKE THIS MISTAKE. How to Clean Your Fishing Gear CORRECTLY!\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[45],"class_list":{"0":"post-258","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fishing-hunting-adventure-gear","8":"tag-how-to-clean-and-maintain-fishing-gear-properly"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}