Today I'd like to talk about gear basics and gear ratios, since at the heart of any reel is the gear set. The gear set in a typical reel consists of the drive gear, pinion gear, oscillation gear(s) or levelwind gear(s), and maybe a transfer gear. The most important of these being the drive and pinion gears which is what establishes the speed and power in any reel.

This ultra-low viscosity lubricant allows extremely free rotation of the crankhandle and a fast-free spool. Special additives cause the lubricant to molecularly bond with the base metal for superior corrosion protection and a lubrication bond that remains permanently.

Super low viscosity allows the reel spool to ramp up to much higher speeds than thicker oils. Tests have shown that reels lubed with Quantum Hot Sauce accelerated to speeds in excess of 20,000 RPM and will spin up to 30% longer than the same spool with inferior oils. Special additives in Hot Sauce molecularly bond to metal surfaces providing a level of permanent lubrication and corrosion resistance that will never wear off, even in saltwater environments. Hot Sauce’s hydrophobic formulation pushes water away from bearings further reducing corrosion.