I have an old Shimano Bantam Magnumlite that I bought from an older guy a few years back. I disected it and rebuilt it freshly oiled and greased. It was my favorite real until I ate it on the rocks, landed on the reel and bent something. It would rub and stick slightly on casts and I stopped using it except for a back up reel. It stayed in the shed for a long time. It gets really cold in the shed. I brought the reel out and decided to give it a run. It is working perfectly again. I could cast a 1/4 oz with no rub or stick. How did this happen?
Chris