So this might seem to be a stupid question or post but I just had to. I check the classifieds often for used reels and would always see people post that reel comes with box, bag, manual, and OIL. In the last 2 years I bought 2 brand new Shimano Chronarch 201E7, 1 51E6, Daiwa Lexa, Daiwa T3 Ballistic, and a Pro Qualifier. I have not gotten any supplied oil with my reels. I bought 2 reels at a big name tackle shop, 2 of them I order through TW, and the other 2 though other sites. So I was watching youtube and this guy called "Keepingitreal" has a channel and he was doing a review on his Chronarch 201E7. When he unboxed it he showed what came with it. Sure enough he pulled out a small bottle of oil. I'm not making a big deal out of this but I'm puzzled by this now. Just wondering if people get a bottle of oil or not when they buy brand new reels $150 and up.

I've only ever seen it with Abu reels and Shimanos. I've never bought a Daiwa, so on them I don't know. My Shimanos all came with oil, all three reels, and one of those was just $100. Not expensive by some people's standards. None of my BPS reels came with oil. On the whole, I think oil included is just one mark of quality. Little extras that make buying the reel feel as if you are getting something of high quality. Doesn't mean you didn't get quality without it though. On that Chronarch, it should have came with oil.

Okuma Helios no oil

Chronarch 50E no oil

Core50mg7 no oil

 

Older bought new

Curado 50E yes oil

Stradic FI 1000 yes oil

I wouldn't worry about it one way or another though. Reels need grease as well, and none that I know of come with that.

It always come with a small plastic bottle of oil on shimano baitcaster.  The Last reels I got in a box is the Curado 50e and all 3 boxes got oil on each box from American Legacy Fishing

I know what it was, it was all those left handed reels he bought. Those don't come with it.

My higher end Daiwas came with oil.

All my Shimanos come with oil.

i buy alot of reels from TW too and oil is hit or miss.

call Shimano. i'm sure they will send some out for you. do it now b/c they get overwhelmed with free oil/grease requests in the winter (just gets back ordered a few weeks).

Thanks for the replies everyone. It's not a big deal but yeah I do find it odd that they are inconsistent with something like this on such a competitive market.