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Does anybody here have any experience cleaning or maintaining their Bradley reel? I have one that I'd like to clean out but am a little unsure about the best procedure on how to do it. I'm somewhat mechanically inclined but I'd appreciate it if anybody knows any do's or don'ts with this reel before I take apart a couple of things. I know Bradley will clean free of charge but that's a long time to be without a reel that I fish regularly + I don't want to have to do this every time I get some sand or grit in there.