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Fishing reel bearings 101 #11481208 03/16/16 04:38 PM
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I'm not very mechanical by nature, so this explainer taught me a few things about not only bearings, but also how they work in reels and why the number of bearings matters.

http://anglingauthority.com/understanding-bearings-fishing-reels/

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Re: Fishing reel bearings 101 [Re: Duck_Hunter] #11481535 03/16/16 07:10 PM
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Yeah thats why it cracks me up when you see those posts on Facebook with those Shishamo reels and claiming they have like 18 bearings lol
Re: Fishing reel bearings 101 [Re: Nathan "Bull" Montgomery] #11481781 03/16/16 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted By: Nathan "Bull" Montgomery
Yeah thats why it cracks me up when you see those posts on Facebook with those Shishamo reels and claiming they have like 18 bearings lol


Yep, quality over quantity.

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