Nick S

I flush new spool bearings on casting reels and maybe clean the extra grease out of the inside of the pinion gear to improve casting but that's it. Spinning reels there's no point, extra lube in a spinning reel won't hurt anything.

You keep saying back and forth or "for and aft" play in the spool. The only thing a sloppy AR bearing would cause is BACKPLAY in the handle. If the handle or spool has play in both directions when one or the other is held tight that play is in the gears or where the spool pin sits in the pinion gear. It's that simple. DUDE!

Yeah I understand what an AR bearing does. I just don't get how that causes forward and back play in the spool like you described. The anti-reverse bearings locks the main shaft not the spool. If the handle is held tight and the spool still has forward and back play the slop is in the gears or where the spool pin seats in the pinion gear.

So how can a AR bearing cause front to back movement of the spool when it's engaged? There will always be movement backwards unless you are holding the handle tight. If the handle is tight and spool still moves forward and back it has nothing to do with the AR bearing.

I have the bb1 pro and it been a great reel so far. But I've never used the winch or the daiwa so I can't really say which reel is best. I will say that lews has unmatched customer service the few times I've needed a part for my other lews reels.

If you are holding the handle tight and there's front to back play in the spool it's not possible for it to be caused by the ar bearing. If it was caused by the ar bearing the handle would have the same movement. What causes slop in most shimano spools is the notch in the pinion gear that slips over the spool pin doesn't fit tight.

It's also a moderate action.

It's not a dual braking system. It's a centrifugal braking system that is adjustable externally without opening the side cover. No magnets. I'm not saying either reel is superior and I realize lews and abu reels are made in the same factory and share a lot of parts. Some of the reels are nearly identical but not these.

I'm not saying I like either one of them better. I'm just saying there's a big difference between the two reels. Just because they are made in the same factory doesn't mean they are the same. I guarantee anyone could tell the difference between the two reels blindfolded because they are not the same reel. What's so hard to understand about that?

Here's the two reels braking system side by side. Don't see how you could possibly compare them. The abu has a magnetic and centrifugal brakes while the lews had an externally adjustable centrifugal only braking system. The Lew's bb1 pro is available in 4 different gear ratios, non of which are the same as the winch. "Same basic platform" ?? I don't know what you even mean by that. Don't know where you got the .2 oz difference lews is 6.5 abu is 6.9.

Look I wouldn't pay 25 dollars for a triumph x rod! The regular triumph yes but not the x.

How do you figure? Different gear ratios, different frames, different spools, different braking system, different weights, different handles....

I think the reason you're hearing reports of these rods breaking is because they are sold at walmart. I would never buy a rod from Walmart unless it was extremely discounted. Everybody and their brother has messed with those rods on the rack at walmart.

I love my falcon bucoo casting rods, never had one break. They are the best casting rods in that price range imo. Just don't get the micro version, the guides are junk they bend and break off VERY easily.

Those rods are both moderate action and not the best choice for bottom contact baits in my opinion. I have the 7' medium and it's great for smaller crankbaits and jerkbaits. I've never understood why falcon doesn't offer medium or medium light fast action spinning rods in the bucoo series. I would definitely buy some if they did.