AJ wrote:
Well I was having a great day fishing this morning, nice weather for a
change, the bass were biting, and I should have paid more attention to
that funny feeling in the rod, but just had to make one more cast to a
hot spot. Long story short, the real seat was loose and the cast sent
both the spinner bait and my favorite Curado CU100 into about 8' of
clear clean fresh water. Fortunately the line eventually tangled around
the star drag so I was able to pull it back up without pulling all the
line off first, but it was under water for a good minute or two. I let
it dry out in the sun for the rest of the morning, made a couple of
casts right before I left and it worked fine.

I checked the Shimano website and was surprised to find they only
recommend a heavy duty maintenance teardown(gears, drag washers, anti-
reverse roller, etc) for reels submerged in sal****er. I did the normal
cleanup and lubed the bearings, brakes and level wind, but I wondering
if I should do more or if there's any parts in there that are going to
rust? Anyone have experience with this sort of thing? I'd guess float or
wader fisherman dunk their reels occasionally, are they made to handle
that?

You should be fine. I regularly hose my reels (and rods) with fresh
water after use in sal****er - not only when they are splashed. My
Calcutta's have been fine with a fresh water rinse.

Dan