Installing Spool Speed Bearings in a 13 Fishing Inception Reel 

Absolutely Titus! I am glad this video takes some of the "fear" out of it. Thank you for watching!

Absolutely and thank you! Sometimes things like this look hard until you see it done without all the fancy cuts and edits. I hope the video does help somebody. 👊🏻

Nice Mike! I Don't have anything to compare they bearings to. They worked great the first time, so if it ain't broke.. ya know.

Thanks Greg! It's an awesome upgrade! I may include a drag upgrade in a future video too. Another fairly inexpensive but fantastic reel upgrade

Thanks Chris! Once I tune her up to the jerk bait I had tied on, she'll cast a mile! And with such little effort. I was torn on the knobs because I really like the feel of cork, but the black and red just pops! ......But it's necessary 😉

Thanks Doc! If I can do it, you know its gotta be easy! LOIL

Thanks Ted! Yeah they are fun to make and hey, I was gunna install them anyway, might as well get some content out of it LOL

Hey Shannon! Thank you brother. Things are hectic, but overall, pretty good. I hope the same you buddy!

Thanks for watching! 👍🏻

Thanks Joe! That tool was only $20 and I honestly almost didn't get it, but I am thrilled that I did! They sell pliers for the same purpose, but they were a little out of the budget. If I keep making these videos tho, I may be able to justify them. New bearings have made a huge difference in my other "pimped out" reel. I highly recommend the upgrade!

Thanks Mark! I appreciate your support brother! If you are in the market, that is a great price on that reel.

Thank you! Glad you liked it

Excellent! Glad you enjoyed it! LOL. I actually considered the zip lock bag thing but it wasn't very "camera friendly". I had a hard enough time working on the reel in frame. Thank you sir as always for your support! As this is your thing, I am glad I did it well 😁

@@ParabellumFishing fishing and boobies are my thing.. LMAO

@@gspotmxgilmore5080 Me too!! Only one I can put on YT tho! LOL

Thanks Paul! My concept reel casts so much better after I did the bearings, doing it to another reel was a no brainer. It's an upgrade I'd recommend.

Where did you get that blue mat you were working on? Looks handy. I'd like to pick something like that up. I currently use plastic bottle lids to put small pieces in. That mat would be a big improvement, lol.

@@Paul_T82 I just emailed it to you 👊🏻

Thanks man!

Hmmm thats got me thinking of a spin off..."Pimp My AR" HAHA! Thanks Bro! These are actually fun videos to make. I may keep the whole Pimp series going. I always appreciate you dropping into the comments and blowing a little smoke up my ass. LOL. Thanks bro!

HAHA! It's a good feeling right? 🤣

HAHAH! Thanks Joe! Yeah them screws do tend to run off on me too from time to time. I take my reels apart every couple of years just to get all the "Florida" cleaned out of them. I've lost my share of parts. Then again, I was also using the wrong tools for a while and as you said, having the right ones, made the difference. So it's still an 8 bearing reel. The bearing count is the unit, not the "balls" in the unit. I hope that makes sense. The difference is that now my spool bearings are an ABEC 9 rating with ceramic balls. (trying so hard not to make "ball" jokes) As far as the brakes, I tend to adjust them more for lure weight and wind. The bearings haven't had any impact on it really. The spool tension is much more sensitive and I find that I have a wider range on the tension knob. I dont really, but it feels that way because the bearings are so smooth. They sell bearings for those Lew's and Abu reels you like. (episode 3 or 4 may star my Revo X) It may be a fun thing to try out. There are parts of that mat that are magnetic, but not the whole thing. Helps keep them little screws stay put! LOL

@@ParabellumFishing my eyes sure ain’t what they used to be lol! I’m gonna have to try some upgrades tho for sure!

It's still going. I'm using it to charge my GoPro. HAHA!

@@ParabellumFishing I bet man Sweet bearings

Thanks Bud! I enjoy goofing around and taking things apart, always have. And the upgrades arent really that expensive either. They do add up, so thats why I spread them out a little. And now I can justify them by saying I am going to make a video of the install. So it's a win for me! LOL I get that people are nervous to mess with their expensive reels. I was too at first. Things like that pin being even on both sides, thats an experience thing. I have made that mistake before. Glad you liked it man!

@@ParabellumFishing first baitcast reel I ever talked apart was the Abu Garcia Black Max. I wasn't nervous though because I have repaired Xboxes and PlayStations. I just used my phone to take photos along the way. I've never stripped one down to the bear frame. Just enough to take the gears out clean everything up and reoil and grease.

@@neilbonefishing Thats far enough for me too. I did that to an old Quantum I had years ago. Broke a gear tooth and I was determined to find it. I did I decided at the time not to deal with replacing it. Just bought a new reel! LOL

Crochet sir. Crochet.

I JUST found some on Amazon! Made for model cars but hey, .....Order placed! LOL

Thanks man! I liked the cork on my A2 but I liked the black on this one. Plus swapping them made for extra content right LOL

Thanks bro! Those are the same bearings I put in the other reel and what a difference they made! This was a fun one to make. 👊🏻

I hardly adjust mine at all. Just makes the longer casts effortless. The spool tension gets a lot tighter tho! LOL

That is an amazing gift! This reel did NOT need any upgrades. As you said, it's amazing straight stock! I have noticed that since the bearing upgrade, my casts are longer and with less effort. Which is exactly what I expected to see from the bearing upgrade. I did it more for the content than anything. The reel was performing just fine. But with the addition of the Trick Shop handle, I thought it would make a good video. Otherwise, I'm a fan of "if it Ain'y broke, don't fix it" Thanks for watching! 👊🏻

Thanks man! And thank you for the share! 👊🏻

Every so often I come up with a winner LOL Thanks man!

Thank you very much! Been trying to up my editing game a bit.

Thanks Matt. Glad you liked it. I would definitely recommend it bro! I had that reel out the other day and the casting distance was crazy and with a lot less effort.

@@ParabellumFishing I've got some older ones that I'm definitely gonna give it a go on!

Thanks Rob! For the price, it's a great upgrade to any stock reel. These were the highest end bearings Spool Speed had available for my reel and they were only $30. Something I would have done anyway, but good thing I needed some content too LOL

You are 100% on that! I am going to check tonight. You got me curious

I actually noticed a world of difference in casting in the other reel I did. Night and day with the length and smoothness of the cast. As far as the backlash concern, I had the same thought. But per the Spool Speed's website: "Initial spool start up inertia is lower with lightweight ceramic bearings allowing spool to start faster and with less effort! You will not tire as easily and your casting distance can improve with less effort. Individual results will vary. Your experience with a bait caster, your brake settings and spool shaft end cap tension are all factors." Personally, I have not had in increase in backlashes.

I still haven't found the original spring from the first reel LOL. Thanks Sean!

Na, C'mon. If I can do it, pretty sure anyone can. For just the bearings, on most reels anyway, there isn't a lot to take apart. Think about it. May be a good off season thing to do

My Man! 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

LMAO! You are probably kidding, but it would actually make for a good video I think. A lot of people aren't sure how to take a real apart and clean it or where to apply grease and oil. I'd watch that video!

Hey Larry! Thank you for watching and I am glad you enjoyed it! I would say that there are some pretty obvious signs of bad bearings. Lousy casting distance, noise from the spool,... in this case, it was more an upgrade than a repair. Better bearings = better/smoother/longer casts, less fatigue, and less effort in casting. I do have a reel that NEEDS new bearings and that may become a video one day. I can't imagine what it would cost to send me a reel! LOL

@@ParabellumFishing Thanks Joe and I'm guessing around $60-80 each way, so probably not the best idea LOL

@@LarrysFishing Nah, thats a little prohibitive lol

Thank you so much!

Funny, I dont have that issue. Ok, you watch. I'll catch your next comment. 🤣🤣

Joe doesn't. You get the parts and I'll install/help you out no problem bro 👊🏻