I just took out some old but new rod setups I had stashed away. I found one drag clutch plate that was stuck on a baitcaster reel when I tried to pull the drag by hand. It finally broke free. But it's a good thing I checked it before going fishing with it. From now on when I'm storing reels for there winters sleep I'll loosen up the drags so they will remain free. Has this ever happened to you?

Luckily I was cleaning and lubing them anyway. But some of my new stuff has been sitting there for eons.

I just tried a moly grease instead of the moly paste or anti-seeze. My quantum heat HT 400 baitcasting reel felt rough. After applying the

moly grease it feels smooth again.

They offer both moly products at, www.ts-moly.com

Hmm...

 

I would be interested to hear what some of our reel techs think of this.

The moly products I saw on a brief net scan seem too heavy for fishing

reel applications.

I been leaning towards the moly grease. I do like both. The reel with feel a bit more tight. But cranking it while watching tv will wear the moly into the pores of the metal thus eliminating all wear and reducing friction. In the end your reel will turn smoother and easier. Plus the gears won't wear out.

I first started using moly in 1970. I tried it in drag race engines with high lift long duration camshaft with tripple valve springs that we're prone to wear out early. I put moly on the cam lobes, cam bearings, cam solid lifters, pushed ends, rocker arms, valve guides and valve stems. I burnished into the cylinder walls with a soft rag. I burnished into the crankshaft bearings and crankshaft itself. Between tear downs upon inspection I seen no wear like I seen in the past. This was the first test results using only under extreme conditions.

I had the same results with my son racing his dirtbike. We took the engine apart to refreshen it.I burnished moly into the cylinder walls and piston skirt. These were all new parts. He ran two hare scrambles besides practicing inbetween. He pushes a bike really hard. Upon removing the cylinder it still had a brand new looking piston. Even the cylinder walls still looked new. By now I'm beginning to like this stuff.

Everything I applied moly to, it I eliminated all wear. And reduced friction.

I just lubed my Mitchell baitcasting reel. I worked it in but I didn't like how hard it was to push the spool release down. I took it apart again and lubed the levers and the release sear with moly and now it's much easier to operate.

Moly isn't recommended for anything with a friction clutch so don't put moly on our drags in our fishing reels.