Not sure what you mean exactly here. My experience, have only used on bass reels. I get full season before needing to service bearings again, but I do switch between 20 or 30 reels throughout the year. Experimenting with standard Daiwa bearings, I remove the shields, clean and apply the WS2. I find such a difference in quality on these bearings. Some spin like crap and some, with the ws2, spin as good as abec 7s. I use abec7 on all my reels.ScoobyDoo wrote:I've found that tungsten disulfide "Impingment" which is believe is the proper term. Last for awhile for bass reels.
But high speed long rang conventionals. Not so much.. (500-600-700' plus) I've also confirmed this with other distance casters.
A different type of bearing question
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Yeah...what you describe is exactly my experience as well especially if rotating a bunch or reels.DougL58 wrote:Not sure what you mean exactly here. My experience, have only used on bass reels. I get full season before needing to service bearings again, but I do switch between 20 or 30 reels throughout the year. Experimenting with standard Daiwa bearings, I remove the shields, clean and apply the WS2. I find such a difference in quality on these bearings. Some spin like crap and some, with the ws2, spin as good as abec 7s. I use abec7 on all my reels.ScoobyDoo wrote:I've found that tungsten disulfide "Impingment" which is believe is the proper term. Last for awhile for bass reels.
But high speed long rang conventionals. Not so much.. (500-600-700' plus) I've also confirmed this with other distance casters.
WS2 will last a long time for short range work. (lets face it....90% of what is thrown for fw bass on 7' rods isn't going much further than 150 feet. And depending on brake settings....High rpms are really only there for about 2 seconds per cast.
I just pointed out limitations or downfalls of it. Mainly becauseif you google search WS2 or tungsten disulfide for fishing reels....there are very few discussions....SO I figured I'd bring up a surfcasters perspective as well. When using long rods and throwing long range well over 100 yards. The coating doesn't last under the load, rpm and heat.
I know some guys bake their bearings to heat em up and then coat them...Some use solvents and spin em, some apply dry. Those guys throw farther then I do (zziplex tourney casting sticks 700') and they went back to liquid lubes.
As a comparision.
If I put oust or rocket fuel on a bass reel. I'll get 30 hours out of it....on a distance surf setup I'll get 20 casts. Tournament casters probably less.
Just offering another perspective is all.
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Thanks for the detail. Makes sense. Works great on baitcast reels for me, bass fishing.ScoobyDoo wrote:Yeah...what you describe is exactly my experience as well especially if rotating a bunch or reels.DougL58 wrote:Not sure what you mean exactly here. My experience, have only used on bass reels. I get full season before needing to service bearings again, but I do switch between 20 or 30 reels throughout the year. Experimenting with standard Daiwa bearings, I remove the shields, clean and apply the WS2. I find such a difference in quality on these bearings. Some spin like crap and some, with the ws2, spin as good as abec 7s. I use abec7 on all my reels.ScoobyDoo wrote:I've found that tungsten disulfide "Impingment" which is believe is the proper term. Last for awhile for bass reels.
But high speed long rang conventionals. Not so much.. (500-600-700' plus) I've also confirmed this with other distance casters.
WS2 will last a long time for short range work. (lets face it....90% of what is thrown for fw bass on 7' rods isn't going much further than 150 feet. And depending on brake settings....High rpms are really only there for about 2 seconds per cast.
I just pointed out limitations or downfalls of it. Mainly becauseif you google search WS2 or tungsten disulfide for fishing reels....there are very few discussions....SO I figured I'd bring up a surfcasters perspective as well. When using long rods and throwing long range well over 100 yards. The coating doesn't last under the load, rpm and heat.
I know some guys bake their bearings to heat em up and then coat them...Some use solvents and spin em, some apply dry. Those guys throw farther then I do (zziplex tourney casting sticks 700') and they went back to liquid lubes.
As a comparision.
If I put oust or rocket fuel on a bass reel. I'll get 30 hours out of it....on a distance surf setup I'll get 20 casts. Tournament casters probably less.
Just offering another perspective is all.