I wasn't sure exactly how to clean and oil a bait caster so I found this article with pictures online today, and it really helped. I've already cleaned 3 of my reels that were just sitting around and they feel alot better. I thought I would post this in case someone else could use it.
http://heartlandtackleservice.com/shimano.stm
http://heartlandtackleservice.com/shimano.stm