buckhorn250 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 I've seen many references to the benefits of replacing stock bearings on low to mid market reels...but was always skeptical. I took the plunge and ordered 4 sets of replacement bearings for 2 Citicas and 2 Accurist PTs. What a difference! With the stock bearings both reals will free spool for about 8 seconds. After the bearing upgrade, they go for over a minute. I can really notice the difference flippin, haven’t tried casting…not allowed to do that in the house! The upgrade definitely lived up to the claims…highly recommend. ( and no I don’t work for Boca) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Very cool! What did the upgrade cost for the Citica? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 I'm the same as you. Where did you order the bearings? And was it easy to change them? I want to upgrade my Curado300 bearings and don't want to have $300 worth of parts if I screw up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 I think he bought Abec bearings from Boca? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 boca reel bearing Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan668 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 I've done it to my daiwa alpha, shimano curado and core and chronarch d. Most noticeable difference were in the alpha and curado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckhorn250 Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Yes, bought the Orange ceramic bearings from Boca. It worked out to about $30 per real. Very easy to swap out...takes less then five minutes and you can find several videos demonstrating how on youtube. C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggs Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 I also replace all the spool bearings in my reels. Shimano's are very easy to replace but Daiwa's can be a little more tricky because of the bearing on the spool and popping that pin out can be difficult. You can get the bearing from Boca Bearings, shipping is free! You can also get 25% off for the next two months or so by using this code : 25DISCOUNT2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggs Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 forgot to mention another nice little upgrade is replacing bushings in the handles with bearings if your reel allows that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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