Bullshot grease is a high end bicycle lube, the only place I've seen it lately is from the UK online. Phil Wood makes a bicycle grease that's real close, if not a little better. From the bicycle world, there's a few similar products that would work in a fishing reel, Tri-Flow and SuperLube make a clear PTFE synthetic grease, that is clear and pretty light, neither will separate or stain. All of these are a bit on the heavy side and would need to be used very sparingly. The Phil Wood Grease and Bullshot are the most expensive, Tri-Flow is about $8 for a 3 oz. tube, and SuperLube is about $4. I've seen SuperLube in K-mart at times in the fishing section, but only in very small tubes. Both SuperLube and Tri-Flow make a light oil as well which comes in both an aerosol and in bulk liquid. (great for freeing seized or coroded parts, like stuck metal ferules on old rods).
My favorite as far as low resistance, is Lubriplate Fishing Reel Lube by Fisk Brothers, but this is not a synthetic and could separate and harden over time. Lubriplate is a bright white grease and very thin.
Here's a web link to a seller for Bullshot:
http://www.mdt-products.com/products/18 ... lshot.html
Any bike shop should have access to either Tri-Flow, Phil Wood or Bullshot grease. Be carefull though, there is a Bullshot grease that is made for tractor trailer service, it's also waterproof, but it's very thick and sticky, it's meant for lubrication the fifth wheel plate.
I used to have some older grease that was labeled "Non-Fluid Oil" which was a very, very light amber colored petroleum grease, it looked alot like the old greases you find in some vintage reels. The supply I had is gone, but the maker had been out of business for 30+ years. It came in an orange metal can, which looked like a can of car polish. I had gotten a case of it from a shop that I bought out a number of years ago.
Performance Bicycle lists most of the available bike lubes including the Phil Wood Grease:
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/search_results.cfm Too give you an idea of viscosity, the Tri-Flow and Super lube greases are about the consitency of mayonaise, the Phil Wood Grease is a bit thinner, as is Bullshot. All are quite waterproof, and will not separate or harden.
There are several bicycle greases out there that may be suited for use in a fishing reel, here's another link,
http://www.nashbar.com/results.cfm
I have been told that the Shimano grease is also a good all weather light weight grease. Just about any synthetic grease will stay consistant at all temperatures, as well as be very water resistant. The key to a fishing reel is not to over grease or use anything too heavy that will add any cranking resistance. I use a combination of both grease and several weights of oil on my every day reels, depending on where they are fished, and which type of reel. For instance, a Penn 9/0 can tolerate a much thicker grease than say a Penn 209 Levelwind, while a spinning reel is the most sensitive, and always needs a very light grease. (In many of the new reels, with instant anti-reverse, the roller bearing can only have a slight drop of very light synthetic lube, any thing heavier and it will stick, and not work when needed).
They pounded in that grease mainly to shut the damreel things up, more than to make them cast better...nothing worse than to be sitting out on a pond at dark, with bullfrogs and crickets chirping and little else...then having to listen to the grinding of that Mitchell 300...if nothing else, that big wad of axle grease kept the noise down.
cool-thumb yay-banana Canadian USA OK, ONE MORE TIME! Most of what you see is Cosmoline, used to preserve metal and keep water and salt off and out of mechanical parts! For those of you that never had the wonderful pleasur of putting it on milatary bayonets, and other asorted weapons etc in your basic training days mised out on the FUN!, The stuf is cheap, lots of it around and will take up the (Slack) in lose or worn parts! any of that (WONDERFUL BROWN , BLACK STUFF) no its not burnt bacon grease, that you get off the Mitchels etc, its Cosmoline! all paid for by tax payers! Only thing that will remove it in a hury is Gasoline! please use that outside way away from the HOUSE! Or, you can scrape and rant anf rave, however even pure mineral spirts takes a long time to get it off! As for that hard green grease you see in some reels? that is a type of automotive lube, however it still turns very hard! There was a time when regular bees wax, was mixed with the mixture and that also is very sticky, I dont suggest you get it in your wifes carpet or floors as thats a true grounds for a devorice if her broom dont beat you to death first! ha ha ! As long as countries have a Military Force, that wonderful brown-black goo will show up in our fishing reels! Now how do the put it in? They HEAT it and let it run in! then it goes back to its wonderful sticky ways! Your Ohio Conection On Lake Erie Col. M. Lorens aka SWIM JIG
