I usually wait until the open water season is absolutely over, then have a couple of sessions while the NFL games are on in the background (Sunday and Monday nights). I take the lines off the reels, clean them and wind them around empty coffee tins for storage, with identification re: line wt, type and the reel it was on.
Rods get a wipe down and then a polish with Pledge, and the cork handles get a good scrub with an old toothbrush and baking soda, then a warm water rinse, making sure they are DRY before going back into the rod tube.
Reels get cleaned (Q tips are good here) and lubed with sewing machine oil before storage.
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