I do a lot of saltwater pier fishing and as I leave the pier I spray my rods and tips down completely, including any hooks and leaders attached. I do run them under a hose, but not in any way that will force water or salt into any place it doesn't belong. I personally don't dunk my reels into a bucket of water as in my opinion most of these are not water tight, and right or wrong, believe that on some reels water will work its way into places that you won't want it to be left sitting. I don't open them up to regrease them over twice a season. After every use I do add oil to any exposed bearings/line rollers, handles, anthing that moves etc,. After I return from the coast, I run each reel under the faucet running slow, water flowing in a direction that does not allow water to run into areas you don't want it in. I wipe them down, and oil the external moving parts and reel exterior. In doing this, I have a Mitchell 302 that I bought in 1971, and one of these days I know I'm going to have to put some parts in it.