In the fall season

In the fall of the year we have start getting our poles and tackle stored for the winter this is the time when we need to remember how important it is to maintain all of it we have all winter to get our line changed and our reels cleaned and lubed just like any other mechanical item it requires lubrication .We need to recheck pole eyes making sure they are all still good to do this I like to use a cotton ball just put it against the eye and gently rotate and then pull it away slowly if it pulls the cotton the eye could fray your line also look at each one and make sure that there are no groves cut into them since most eyes are ceramic there aren't as many problems as there used to be although you can replace them.make sure that you clean the poles this may not make them fish any better but it does make them look better.This brings up the next issue what to do with your poles while not in use alot of us that fish , hunt in the winter and fish in the rest of the year. I always used to like to see a room like a hunting lodge they always have a warmth to them but times are not like they used to be when we could hang our guns on the wall to show them off now we have to have a safe to lock them into and keep our kids out and theifs abay , but our fishing poles can still be displayed on the wall or in racks that can roll you can get fishing pole racks in a rustic look or modern that will match almost any room and so far i haven't heard of any one holding up the neighborhood store with a stolen fishing pole but the way the world is nothing would surprise me ,but as for now we can proudly display our poles in a nice fishing pole rack and keep them up where they are safe for the winter and ready to go this spring .