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Offline E_Bassfisher

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Boca Bearing ceramic bearing upgrades for casting reels!!!!
« on: January 08, 2009, 04:20:11 PM »
any one here upgraded their bearings before?
i just got in an order of abec5 ceramic-hybrid spool bearings for my alphas. i havent yet installed them; but, as someone who is ocd about reel maintenance and cleanliness, i can tell you that the bearing itself is impressive. MUCH fast than a regular abec5 stainless bearing. i will post more after i test the reel with the bearings.

edit: honestly, i really can't believe how much better these bearings seem to be. cant wait to fish with them

update: so, last night i cleaned and dried some VERY high end stainless ball bearings and comapered them to the dry ceramic. it was really amazing!! the stainless steel bearing wasnt even close!!!!! i could swear the ceramic bearing would spin for a good minute....so, then i added my normal spool bearing lube (quantum hot sauce OR daiwa red oil) and still the ceramics outperformed! i installed them and will test them tomorrow. (can't wait!!)
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Re: Boca Bearing ceramic bearing upgrades for casting reels!!!!
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2009, 05:34:42 PM »
update: so i put the new spool bearings in the alphas and tested the reel with them today. at first, because they seemed so much faster, i wrenched the brakes down and the casts where 'o.k.' then, i put the breaks on where i normally cast, and wow!!! i cast expecting the mother of all back-lashes, and ended up instead with the mother of all long-casts!!!

i very much recommend the boca's "ceramic lightning" reel bearings. they are lower friction and faster bearings; which= longer casts and longer bearing life.
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Re: Boca Bearing ceramic bearing upgrades for casting reels!!!!
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2009, 06:01:20 PM »
Awesome.  One of these days I am going to upgrade a few of mine.

Is it the roller bearings your upgrading?
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Re: Boca Bearing ceramic bearing upgrades for casting reels!!!!
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2009, 08:31:18 PM »
it is the palm plate/side(spool) ball bearing and the spool ball bearing. great stuff.

and speaking of the long cast, the curado is a rocket launcher now  ;D

BTW, they make these bearings for the curado a well.
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Re: Boca Bearing ceramic bearing upgrades for casting reels!!!!
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2009, 08:47:39 AM »
sounds like a great bearing.  When will ya give them the test run?
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Re: Boca Bearing ceramic bearing upgrades for casting reels!!!!
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2009, 09:12:58 AM »
Quote from: GMAN on January 12, 2009, 08:47:39 AM
sounds like a great bearing.  When will ya give them the test run?
i did already and they are awesome. looooooooong smooth cast!
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Re: Boca Bearing ceramic bearing upgrades for casting reels!!!!
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2009, 07:11:13 PM »
update: i am getting braver and braver with the brakes using these....i backed of the mag brake a little further and the result was astonishing! this reel now casts so far that it borders on absurd. just incredible!
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Re: Boca Bearing ceramic bearing upgrades for casting reels!!!!
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2009, 09:09:04 AM »
Don't know how they would compare but I've been using Abec-7 ceramic hybrid (means that only the balls themselves are ceramic) bearings in my old Curado-B's for a few years now.  They are a little pricey,..but there is an obvious increase in performance with them, especially if you're renewing an older reel!  At this point, my 6+ year-old Curado's cast at least as well as my brand new Chronarch 50mg's!

ps: The bearings I used were these: TG's Rocket Bearings
« Last Edit: February 04, 2009, 09:18:07 AM by Just4fun »
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Re: Boca Bearing ceramic bearing upgrades for casting reels!!!!
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2009, 09:52:09 AM »
i'm getting in some 7's this week and i'll post about the difference between them and the 5's. honestly though, i'll be amazed if there is a signifigant difference between 5 and 7, especially in the realm of cost effective upgrades. i can almost spool my alphas casting a 1/4 oz. rooster tail!!!!! and thats with hybrid 5's!

hey j4f, have you checked out boca? the prices on thier ceramic hybrids are tough to beat and the bearings are VERY high quality. plus they are really nice people to deal with; you should check them out.
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Re: Boca Bearing ceramic bearing upgrades for casting reels!!!!
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2009, 10:08:30 AM »
I'm not needing any at the current time,..however I will definitely compare prices next time I'm in the market for some!
The nice thing about bearings is that they have the Abec rating,..so it doesn't matter who you buy them from and you can just shop for the best price!

I'm not sure what the situation is now (I remember it was great for me at the time that I bought them..),..but the TG bearings are from the UK and priced in British pounds,..so depending on what the currency-exchange rate is,..the price can change significantly from month to month when you're paying in dollars!
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Re: Boca Bearing ceramic bearing upgrades for casting reels!!!!
« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2009, 10:31:32 AM »
look out for a new product review i will post for a really neat new bearing from boca. it is a ceramic hybrid-abec7 tolerance bearing with plastic, removable, low contact seals. plus, these bearings are going to be treated with a dry lube so no oil will have to be introduced into the bearing.....in other words, these should be some speed demons!
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