I always rinse my rods and reels with freshwater with the drags all the way tight after a SW trip. I never blast it with high water pressure. I remove the reel from the rod, take off the spool and dry it with a micro fiber cloth and set them aside to dry overnight. I them use of very slight ratio of soap to water and clean any debris off of the rod and guides and dry that off with a micro fiber cloth. If the reel was in the surf, I remove the sideplate and check for sand or water intrusion and remove any with a Q-tip. I reassemble the reel with no drag set for storage. If would not recommend putting any soap or wax where it could come in contact with the line, other that that I can't see it hurting the rod but I would keep the wax away from cork or foam on the handle. IMHO
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