Cabela's Arachnid By Daiwa

[South FLA]

I have the Type-R and got in through an Etailer for $130 delivered,  for out of box smoothness, casting distance, and drag performance its pretty impressive, Zillion like, have yet to try the new Zillion TWS, I am sure its the cat's meow.  

[TorqueConverter]

Is it just me or is all this talk about bearings in knobs silly or am I missing out by not being able to free spool my knobs? 

[Tywithay]

Is it just me or is all this talk about bearings in knobs silly or am I missing out by not being able to free spool my knobs?

Adding bearings just creates a slightly smoother sensation while cranking, compared to bushings; makes it a little more effortless. It's not necessarily about freespool. Some guys prefer to use heavier oil/grease to make more of a buttery smooth feel, others use low viscosity oil and let them fly. I prefer the lighter oil myself. It's not something I have to have, but it's cheap, and further adds to the refinement of the reel.

[TorqueConverter]

Adding bearings just creates a slightly smoother sensation while cranking, compared to bushings; makes it a little more effortless. It's not necessarily about freespool. Some guys prefer to use heavier oil/grease to make more of a buttery smooth feel, others use low viscosity oil and let them fly. I prefer the lighter oil myself. It's not something I have to have, but it's cheap, and further adds to the refinement of the reel.

 

I'm a liar.  I've got a used Nirto NT10HA for a muskey reel that someone down the line has added bearings to the knobs and oiled lightly.  I can't stop free spooling the knobs on the d**n thing when get a hold of it.  The smoothness it adds is imperceptible but It is nifty in a I-can-feespool-my-knobs-longer-than-my-spool kind of way.   

[Jeff H]

This is good, this Arachnid, but Cabela's has also gone back to Daiwa for their Tournament ZX spinning reels (2 or 3 years absent) AND for the first time their Pro Guide spinning reels are Daiwa too!  I'll be getting one of the Tournament ZX spinners for sure. The old ones have been great!