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I imagine the cost of the gear has something to do with it and expensive gear gets cleaned more frequently however, I don't like my rods to be dirty, there is something nice about a clean rod when your using it no matter what it cost and a dirty rod is distracting. Mine its mostly mud and hand grime as I don't use sloppy groundbait or sloppy baits much, the mud gets cleaned off and the hand grime just now and then. I don't have a time table, just my eye tells me when it is needed. My reels get neglected a bit but any excessive mud gets cleaned off. One oddity of mine is I like to be quite clean and smart when fishing, clean ironed shirt and trousers, just a mind thing I suppose but I think I fish better. I don't mind being scruffy but not when I am fishing, odd!
Just remembered, I have used white spirit on cork before and it doesn't appear to do it any harm and cleans of some deep grime with a hard wipe a few times.
Just remembered, I have used white spirit on cork before and it doesn't appear to do it any harm and cleans of some deep grime with a hard wipe a few times.
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