next upgrade to my reels. how about yours?

[apoklyps60]

check out the vid about boca bearing orange seal hybrids. ceramic balls with ss races.

/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKyMOcKF9Hc

they make em for all reels. well the major ones. shimano daiwa quantam and abu garcia.

[DES]

Yeah I just got a pile of Carbontex from Smoooothdrag and a few Orange Seals are next on the list. :woohoo: Just have to decide which reals are worthy as they are not cheap :dry:

[fishingnut]

impressive! what are they worth? where di ya get em?

[DES]

fishingnut wrote:

impressive! what are they worth? where di ya get em?

/>http://www.bocabearings.com/main1.aspx?p=docs&id=10

Have to order from the states but it is a good time to do it with the high dollar

[apoklyps60]

and dont forget when you order them to ask for the dry lube. spins alot faster. also if you do lube them make sure u use a good synthetic lube. and clean them before you lube them. i use brake cleaner.

[tugger]

you can replace your reels bearings from any bearing mob like skf ask them about the new type its cheaper than goig through tackle mobs

mark

[Feral]

Bit sad if your paying hundreds for a reel then have to upgrade bearings and drag. May as well start with a cheap reel!

[tugger]

when i service reels i degrease the parts then soak them in shower power especially bearings and where there is oxidisation it cleans that away then apply the grease

[nadders]

Feral wrote:

Bit sad if your paying hundreds for a reel then have to upgrade bearings and drag. May as well start with a cheap reel!

i guess it's similar to car enthusiasts, or enthusiasts of any hobby really lol. buy something and pimp it to sh*t, pimp a high end reel and you have overall quality + extra quality, pimp a cheapie and you have an overall lack of quality + good bearings

[Do$tylz]

^^ good analogy there Nadders.. fair call... its like a riced up Hyundai Excel... it may go like the clappers... but its still an Excel...

[shortie]

Do$tylz wrote:

^^ good analogy there Nadders.. fair call... its like a riced up Hyundai Excel... it may go like the clappers... but its still an Excel...

ROFL.

Didnt Feral buy an excel as a race car for him oops his boy

[kriso]

Do$tylz wrote:

^^ good analogy there Nadders.. fair call... its like a riced up S2000... it may go like the clappers... but its still your sisters...

hahahah thought this was closer to the mark,lol i will be seeing how the drag is on the curado at monduran and making a decision on it from there.

[Feral]

Kriso if your feeling dodgy about the Curado drag, ya should have a bought a Revo to start with! (Not that you will have any problems with the curado drag, they easily handle big barra).

Dunno about the analogy Nadders, got a mate who does a lot of reel servicing, he says internally there is not a lot of difference between mid and high range reels in the brands he does, except the bushes are replaced with bearings - literally. (He buys mid range reels and replaces the bushes with bearings)

[nadders]

yeah i dunno about that, i can't speak from experience servicing reels myself but i have a friend who services 10 a week and says the exact opposite

maybe the bare guts are similar i.e gears made of the same material (not really the case) but the degree of engineering and precision, and quality of seals etc are quite noticable, for example, take a calais, tie it to a length of line and troll it behind the boat for a while, then take a lower end reel and troll it behind the boat and see the difference in water intake etc

not saying that trolling your reel behind the boat is normal fishing application at all lol but over time the less water intake etc and the more precision engineering the better durability and functionality is

[Funfisher]

i think its an enthusiast thing some get it but most dont and all drags and bearings have to be replaced at some stage on gear that is used regularly so why not upgrade? personaly i like to know my high end gear has the best "bolt on bits" on the market