Abec Bearings

[guastels]

Has anyone upgraded to Abec bearings on baitcaseters? What benefits have you noticed if any? I understand there are Abec 5/7/9 and curious as to what the difference is from those with experience using any of them.

 

Thx

[BillM]

I run ABEC 7 ceramic hybrids in my two Calais (100a, 200) and my Shimano Antares AR , , They cast a mile but they are pretty noisy. I'd probably go with SS if these end up failing.

[manitoubass2]

Ceramic abec 7 all the way.

 

You can bulk order from China very cheap.

 

It's funny, I first figured out bearings through Skateboards, turns out its totally applicable to fishing reels.

 

You will not beat ceramic bearings, tough as nails and smooth as trunkular trees

Edited May 17, 2017 by manitoubass2

[manjo39]

I switched out my stock Shimano bearings on an 201e7 and D101s for ABEC7 Ceramics. Did a spin test on a stopwatch before and after and did not notice a measurable difference. On casting couldn't tell either other than now the reels are much noisier on the cast.

 

They'd probably make a great figit spinner though.

[manitoubass2]

^^^weird, I've had nothing but the opposite.

 

You know your stuff too so I believe it.

 

You did oil them right? Of course you did

 

Ceramic bearing are almost silent, weird your reel is louder after the switch

[Lape0019]

Tried a set of Boca Abec 7 Orange seals in an older Revo S and they do make a difference. For what it is worth, you realty only need to change out the spool bearings.

 

With the revo S, the most noticeable difference was the ease of cast to get just as far of a cast. You don't really have to whip the bait out there which is nice and isn't as hard on your body. I did notice a slight gain in distance.

 

All in all, Although it was an upgrade, I didn't find it worth it. I got similar results with just flushing the stock bearings and adding a drop of oil.

 

They are much louder and a drop of oil will both quiet them down as well as slow them down a bit.

[Dan668]

I upgraded a few to Boca abec 7, noticed a small improvement in distance, also a big difference in ease of casting.

 

What I don't like is the noise. This put me off upgrading the rest.

[manitoubass2]

Are bocas Swiss bearings? They should be darn near silent

 

Also, are they shielded or non shielded?

Edited May 17, 2017 by manitoubass2

[BillM]

Are bocas Swiss bearings? They should be darn near silent

 

Also, are they shielded or non shielded?

 

Pretty much all ceramic bearings are noisy, although they do quiet down a bit once broken in. SS bearings for me next time.

[manitoubass2]

Not Powell Swiss

 

Also, with bearings, quality matters. Many abec 3 will outperform abec 7s or even 9s

[BillM]

The next time I need bearings for my skateboard I'll look them up :)

Edited May 17, 2017 by BillM

[porkpie]

Boca bearing has sale on this week for anyone interested.

[manitoubass2]

The next time I need bearings for my skateboard I'll look them up :)

Lol

 

Rad dood

[BillM]

I miss the 80's :)

[manitoubass2]

I miss the 80's :)

Gleaming the cube, lol

[Lape0019]

ManitouBass,

 

Boca is a brand name that was rather large a few years ago. They make different levels of bearings with different types of shields.

 

The Abec 7 orange seals are ceramic bearings with a orange gasket in place of the shield. They are easily popped off for cleaning and either left off or popped back on.

 

You can check them out here:

Bocabearings.com

[BillM]

I loved that movie.

[manitoubass2]

Bill, you had my heart when you fired the warning shot at a bear with solo lol

[AKRISONER]

had boca bearings in my curado that i purchased second hand, sure enough they totally failed and when i sent my reel into shimano for service this spring they replaced them with stock bearings....

[misfish]

Buddy has the ceramics in his float reel. I can hear them standing beside him. Ya smooth as hell, but annoying.

[manitoubass2]

Buddy has the ceramics in his float reel. I can hear them standing beside him. Ya smooth as hell, but annoying.

Tell him to use powerpro to drowned it out lol

[Old Ironmaker]

I miss the 80's :)

I don't, hated Mullets but do miss skateboarding on death traps in the 60's. Steel wheels just wide enough to fit in any crack in the road, the hardwood boards were 6" to 8" wide, maybe. I hear if I still had ours they are worth a few bucks to collectors. How much Rick?

Edited May 17, 2017 by Old Ironmaker

[manitoubass2]

I don't, hated Mullets but do miss skateboarding on death traps in the 60's. Steel wheels just wide enough to fit in any crack in the road, the hardwood boards were 6" to 8" wide, maybe. I hear if I still had ours they are worth a few bucks to collectors. How much Rick?

Hahaha, oh depends on the board. I have several from the 2000s already worth $500-$600

 

Many of those older boards would easily be in the thousands

[Old Ironmaker]

My father finally chucked them a few years ago from the family garage. Oh no. I thought they were safe there. He also gave away a game ball I left in the rec room signed by OJ Simpson, my fault and no one elses. My cousin couldn't believe it was OK by me to give him the ball he has been eyeing since 73'. What am I going to say, I want it back after he gave it to his grandson? Oh well.

Edited May 17, 2017 by Old Ironmaker

[manitoubass2]

My father finally chucked them a few years ago from the family garage. Oh no. I thought they were safe there. He also gave away a game ball I left in the rec room signed by OJ Simpson, my fault and no one elses. My cousin couldn't believe it was OK by me to give him the ball he has been eyeing since 73'. What am I going to say, I want it back after he gave it to his grandson? Oh well.

Skateboarding is a weird culture. They really appreciate the past, and will spend untold amounts of money on select "historical" pieces, be it boards, shoes, photos or adds.

 

Go on eBay and look for ès footwear Eric koston 1's

 

Also, I feel your pain about things being given away lol

 

My great uncle was a card collector, when he passed in a car accident it was passed on to me.

 

When I went to work in grande prairie I stored it at my mom's. She needed more room and stored it at a friend's. Oh my

 

I had Every rookie card mint from Fran tarkenton to Michael Jordan etc(in fact I had about 50 Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky rookie cards)

 

Hard one to accept

Edited May 17, 2017 by manitoubass2