Have you ever been disappointed after an upgrade?
Have you ever been disappointed after an upgrade?
I am new to upgrading reels. So far I have only changed bearings on a couple reels and replaced knobs that were deteriorating.
I am going to do more but I am not sure if I should mess with one of them. I have an Aldebaran Mg7 (Bob) mounted on a MBR 842 GLX from when GLX was top dog. I use it to throw 5” senkos and love it.
I have newer rods and reels that I use for other applications and I like them as well. I am wondering if I should just leave Bob alone or if I should change the bearings at the same time I do the knobs. I am inclined to put in the best bearings that I can and if I don’t think it improves the reel I can revert back and use the bearings in another reel.
Have you ever undone a bearing upgrade?
I am going to do more but I am not sure if I should mess with one of them. I have an Aldebaran Mg7 (Bob) mounted on a MBR 842 GLX from when GLX was top dog. I use it to throw 5” senkos and love it.
I have newer rods and reels that I use for other applications and I like them as well. I am wondering if I should just leave Bob alone or if I should change the bearings at the same time I do the knobs. I am inclined to put in the best bearings that I can and if I don’t think it improves the reel I can revert back and use the bearings in another reel.
Have you ever undone a bearing upgrade?
Re: Have you ever been disappointed after an upgrade?
Fix Bob up and never sell it. Selling is the only regret around these parts.
Re: Have you ever been disappointed after an upgrade?
I have often been disappointed with the effect or lack thereof of a bearing upgrade.
It can improve feel/castability/distance but often does not.
However, a bearing upgrade is among the easiest upgrades you can do, and I have done it to most of my reels.
I encourage you to give it a try. See what happens
It can improve feel/castability/distance but often does not.
However, a bearing upgrade is among the easiest upgrades you can do, and I have done it to most of my reels.
I encourage you to give it a try. See what happens
Re: Have you ever been disappointed after an upgrade?
This... i've stopped playing the upgrade game a long time ago but especially given how much use reels get after I finish writing them up.
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Re: Have you ever been disappointed after an upgrade?
Same. I stopped upgrading the bearings. The stock bearings in high-end casting reels are good. I also don't like the noise ceramic bearings make.
Re: Have you ever been disappointed after an upgrade?
Very annoying and not high end sounding at all. It's a grinding noise making it seem as if the bearings are dirty.
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Re: Have you ever been disappointed after an upgrade?
Thanks for the responses.
This is certainly subjective, but how do you define high end that doesn’t need bearings upgraded? As an example I would classify the Daiwa Steez as high end, but is the Shimano Curado far enough down the scale that better bearings would help?
This is certainly subjective, but how do you define high end that doesn’t need bearings upgraded? As an example I would classify the Daiwa Steez as high end, but is the Shimano Curado far enough down the scale that better bearings would help?
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Re: Have you ever been disappointed after an upgrade?
I was told by a famous Shimano reel tech many years back that reels like Curado and Scorpion have Abec 5-7 level bearings stock and reels like the metanium, Antares, Core etc have Abec 7/9 level bearings. If you take the stock bearings out of a Curado 50 and a Core 50 you can see they are different. He suggested not upgrading the bearings unless they were bad/ruined/faulty.
Re: Have you ever been disappointed after an upgrade?
That is very helpful. Thank you.Fishing4Fun wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 6:14 amI was told by a famous Shimano reel tech many years back that reels like Curado and Scorpion have Abec 5-7 level bearings stock and reels like the metanium, Antares, Core etc have Abec 7/9 level bearings. If you take the stock bearings out of a Curado 50 and a Core 50 you can see they are different. He suggested not upgrading the bearings unless they were bad/ruined/faulty.
Re: Have you ever been disappointed after an upgrade?
Is there any info like this on Daiwa baitcasters (specifically Steez.)Fishing4Fun wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 6:14 amI was told by a famous Shimano reel tech many years back that reels like Curado and Scorpion have Abec 5-7 level bearings stock and reels like the metanium, Antares, Core etc have Abec 7/9 level bearings. If you take the stock bearings out of a Curado 50 and a Core 50 you can see they are different. He suggested not upgrading the bearings unless they were bad/ruined/faulty.