Keeping pole sections clean

[Zerkalo]

Mine get covered in a mix of fish slime and sweetcorn juice. Do you wipe them down at the end of a session, if so what with and how, or do you wait till you get home?

 

[Spadger123]

Mine gets a wash and glim every blue moon.

 

[Neil ofthe nene]

I keep my hands clean with a lap towel. Never had an issue with muck on the pole from my hands. But then perhaps I don't catch that many fish to get my hands slimy.

I always rinse the juice from sweetcorn and handle fish very little. Perhaps that explains it.

 

[lliopp]

I clean my pole whenever it suits. It could be in the shower or just a rub with baby wipes.

 

[Deleted member 21081]

Seems to rain often enough when I go fishing for this not to be a major concern!

 

[cockneybob]

After fishing I always clean my pole with wipes and a clean dry cloth before putting the sections away only takes a few minutes, the pole is 9 years old and still looks as good as new

 

[Corn Master]

Erm...wet cloth if I can be bothered. No science here

 

[crackatoa]

Shower now and again. However I dont touch fish if I can help it, disgorger in landing net.

 

[carpole]

Don't know wether it's the right thing to do but use car wax every now and again ships in and out a lot easier also stops a lot of groundball and sweet corn sticking as much just wipes of with a damp cloth.Use car wax not polish it got abrasive in it.
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[Corn Master]

Not quite sure I understand the corn juice on sections. I can get thru 20 tins in a session and don't have a problem

 

[160642fishing]

Not quite sure I understand the corn juice on sections. I can get thru 20 tins in a session and don't have a problem

20 tins !!,how long's a session ?

 

[Zerkalo]

Not quite sure I understand the corn juice on sections. I can get thru 20 tins in a session and don't have a problem

Maybe it's just the fish slime. I tend to use the sweetcorn juice to soak my pellets when I can.

Good to see I'm not the only messy one. Cleaned my pole today at home and thought maybe I should be getting some wipes or something before I pack it away.

 

[GeoffW]

I only have a problem when using sloppy paste. I get it on my hands and pole sections. At the end of the session I wipe everything off with a wet bar towel, but if I miss anything, the pole sections come out with mould on at the next session.

 

[Expanda]

After every session (and especially after paste) I wash sections and top kits in soapy water then wipe down with cloth with a bit of car wash on. A bit OTT I know?

 

[BTMS]

Almost every time I go...…………… I don't do it Mrs does it because I was not doing it properly

 

[Fred Davis]

Clean the pole if I have used groundbait meat or corn, or have been catching lots of silver fish as the slime and residue can be a nightmare for efficient shipping on your next session, as I like a nice clean pole as it seems to go through the hands better, also same with my gear like everything to be working well and be clean and efficient, I am certain this ends up with catching more fish at the end of the day.

 

[Markywhizz]

The cork handles on my rod get absolutely filthy but strangely my pole sections don’t seem to suffer the same problem.

 

[richox12]

Not quite sure I understand the corn juice on sections. I can get thru 20 tins in a session and don't have a problem

Maybe that's why your pole sections look the way they are ???

 

[richox12]

Just wipe with wet cloth after the session if you've been busy enough to warrant it. It's not science

 

[Corn Master]

Maybe that's why your pole sections look the way they are ???

That was after a paste session. Cleaned off when I got home ?