I’m sold. I was going to buy my daughter and her husband spinning reels and decent titanium guides rods for specs, reds, flounder run in the fall. My stinking X of 7 months stole all my curados, Calcutta and chronarch plus more hundreds $ in my huge tackle collection. Just need to start over everything again. Oh I’m fishing inshore around Galveston TX just off Gulf of Mexico. Thank you very much for the videos.
Sup my man! Just letting you know your upgrade videos are awesome! Upgrades or DIY stuff is usually a hit. You're pretty good on explanations and experiences. You're my new Tackle Advisors channel. Another suggestion when buying new gear...always give a road test followup video or include it on the same review video. There's many youtubers that read the box and say how pretty it is, but don't use them on their experience. Guarantee you'll gain more subs...so go fight some fish my man!
Hi there from Israel, a nice upgrading video, what I really wanted to watch, is how to upgrade the line roller bushing into bearing system. do you thing it's possible ? it will be a major upgrade, and put this reel in the big reel league.
Just upgraded my Spheros SW3000XG with these bearings, great upgrade! I pushed a little too hard on the worm gear bearing so I had to reset the plastic gear inside, but your instructions were spot on.
I have shimanos from the Stella down to the nasci. I just got the 3000 myself for a car / pond hoping reel. How much of a difference does those bearings make ? Is it night and day.
Tell me what isn't there to like about your channel. Bravo once again. I wonder if you could do a bearing upgrade in the new saragosa. The reviews say it is smooth, we'll give it to you and it will become super SMOOTH!!!!!
I'm ordering these pieces now cause I definitely wanna make this mod, but something else I would add to make the handle that much smoother is an extra shim between the bearing and the drive gear cause the ones they provide from the factory or a fraction too small cause a little bit of handle wiggle.
Hello, firstly I would like to share my happiness. It is easier than my expectation, I appriciate for clear explanation. Can I use same bearing for 5000 or 6000 size ? Is this standart bearings for all sizes of spheros or change with size by size
assuming you messed with the reel a bit before the upgrade have you been able to noticed any distinct improvment in smoothness when messing with it now. like how does each bearing affect feel individually
Love your videos, is the upper worm gear bushing able to be swapped for a bearing on this reel? It seems since the Spheros SW 3K and 4K are retooled Stradic FK’s the upper worm gear bushing could be changed. If it can, do you know the part number for said bearing? Thanks 🙏
I’m not sure that a bearing can fit up there on the fK or the spheros… it seems the bushing that is at the upper worm gear is armed so I’m not sure a bearing would be a good idea here…
Hi there from Israel, a nice upgrading video, what I really wanted to watch, is how to upgrade the line roller bushing into bearing system. do you thing it's possible ? it will be a major upgrade, and put this reel in the big reel league.
Hi, friend! excellent work! I just bought this reel and I want to replace the bearings, could you pass me the measures to try to get it in Argentina? Thanks
Hi… Nice work gere! Really great!!! I have onero those Reels and i would like to upgrade mine as you did gere. However link for Gomexus power knob seems wrong, no page/article is displayed. Could you please provide new link? You got a new subscription for your Chanel. Cheers!
Hi, GREAT VIDEO!!!! Is this upgrade also possible for Shimano Sahara 1000 (2002)??? So yes, can i measure up the plastic bushings/bearings and replace them with suitable size stailess steel bearings, or do i need the original Shimano bearings? Thanks, greetings from The Netherlands.
Bro, I just saw the ultegra FC specs last night. Made me think of you. Are you as excited about this thing as I am? The features keep trickling down the stack.
It makes it a little bit smoother but most might not feel a huge difference. I wouldn’t say you have to upgrade the bearings with other bearings for the price of the reel it’s not necessary!
It depends on a lot of things… does it create another fail point for saltwater? Answer: Yes! But if you add a thin layer of grease to the bearing doesn’t that make it water resistant? Answer: Yes! There are multiple things that make a saltwater reel designed for saltwater and increased sealing is one of them. This is the exact tradeofff that you are doing when upgrading bushings to bearings! So choose wisely!
Thank you for this video. Couple questions. It looked like you used Shimano replacement parts. Does boco make the same bearings? Will this upgrade help the reel fish better/last longer? Also have you ever used any of the replacement knobs from smooth drag, was wondering which one would fit...?
Yes they do but you would have to just enter the bearing dimension size instead of the shimano part number reference. I believe it would make the reel last longer as you swap nylon bushings that degrade over time into a replaceable bearing part! I have not used their handles unfortunately. Thanks for the nice comment! I hope I helped!
Sometimes it is preferred to have nylon bushings in areas of low sealing to ensure the bearing doesn't corrode or fail where the bushing isn't a large factor impeding smoothness or refinement! I hope I explained that well enough!
What was the total cost of the bearings including shipping? What reel would be the upgraded version of this? Would that cost be added into a newer upgraded reel purchase and avoid this ?
It is very possible to swap the handle from left to right on this reel. Simply unscrew the handle and screw it back in on the right side of the reel, removing the cap and replacing it on the left side of the reel.
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