I have received my RoRo spool for my SLX reel. It is good looking spool but 2 things I don’t like it may be because of me first is a lot of play in Bering on shaft and also in side reel body . They pre installed bearing with some extension this extension need to be little tight. And also on shaft a lot of play . May be my is defective or something else
I installed this spool and additional 733 bearing in the side plate. There was no sound until I added the Roro bearing but now there’s sound - is that normal?
The ceramic balls in the bearings will have a little noise due to the balls being harder. You can run them dry or, add a TINY amount of bearing oil if you want the quieter.
What would be the max lb test for braid on this spool? I’ve seen online that this spool can get crushed by certain line. Coming from standard bass gear, I use 20lb braid to an 8lb leader on my finesse stuff
Have you tried sufix 131 g core 6lb braid/lovis green? I was thinking of putting about 50 yrds on my Curado BFS and Roro CB26 spool. I've only used Sunline FC Sniper on the reel and thought about spooling up with a quality braid. Thoughts?
Oh yea I've been waiting on this spool. I want the gold one I think it would look good in the curado and it might just reignite a reel romance that has been put on the back burner due to hotter models with lighter spools.
I am not sure yet. I have not casted with this spool yet. The Curado BFS is a great reel for finesse bass plastics. If this spool casts like I think it will, this will be a good compliment to the stock spool. You will be able to cast lighter weights than any stock Daiwa reel and also still be able to "power BFS" quite well with the stock spool. Would be less money too.
@@dwightrice7966 The shaft bearing wouldn't be needed with the CB26 spool. The spool spins on the bearing connected to the spool and on the side plate only. The stock spool and Avail spool spins on the side plate bearing and the "spool shaft bearing" that is under the cast control knob.
The stability of this added pseudo axis might be a weak point under load as it is only fixed at one point of the frame. Once again well done Hobie. Greetings from Germany….
This would not be much different that a Daiwa reel for stability. The solid connection from where the bearing is on the Roro spool would lead to more stability, as the contact point is closer to the start of the spool shaft. The contact point of the stock spool would be where the end of the spool shaft meets the bearing under the cast control knob. I am sure that testing will show how stable the spool is.
@@HobieWanKenobi Thanks for the feedback- I just received my SLX BFS from Digitaka, 1st BFS reel and I'm building a rod- MHX S842, 7'. Power BFS, I guess. I live in FL and will primarily start BFS fishing for largemouth. I'll eventually get lighter. Saw you in the comments section of the BFS live show Mudhole did. Great channel!!! Keep em coming!
I was surprised how much difference the Avail spool made being only 1gr lighter than stock spool. This Roro should be fantastic. When will you be fishing with it?
It will. I have installed roro spool for the Calcutta Conquest bfs. It turned this reel from a bass bfs reel to a ultra light stream reel. It provided very low trajectory while casting. The lure flies straight forward rather than curving to one side ( factory spoo). And it casts the lure very far.
I have 2 avail spools one each for my 16 aldy and 17 conquest. Both have that sound over even the stock spool. I precieved it as friction as they dont freel spool as well as the stock spools. I use them for extra line capacity however as they both are the 2.8mm spools. Nice to have more than 35 yards of 8lb fc or mono when power bfs fishing...lol Even with the extra sound/friction they perform aswell or better than stock. Lighter lures seem to cast as well as stock also as long as appropriate rod is equipped. Glad im not the only one who noticed the sound tho. Lol Will they make spool like this one shown for the 16 aldy?
I still cannot decide if a BFS reel will be right for a 6'10"ML I have. I use a 6'3"UL for BFS w/ 8lb braid, but want the ML to use 5-8lb fluorocarbon. Just not sure a BFS reel holds enough of that line to bomb 3/16 or even 1/4 dropshots...
@@HobieWanKenobi I was actually planning to buy SLX BFS now seeing this Spool I am more convinced an optimistic, it will be a good alternative spare reel to new aldebaran.can it out perform for trout magnet who knows lol might be the spool is turning very freely
Just pre ordered my spool. Can't wait!
It has been performing very nice for me
@@HobieWanKenobi nice, will you be posting a casting video soon?
@@bass_fishing_bandit5951 Yes
Daiwa tatula tw 80 shallow spool please
That reel is on my radar
I can't wait till mine arrives. Kinda glad I held it out and didn't buy the avail. Good vid aswel bud
Thank you. The Avail is nice. Roro been working on this spool for a while. I am glad they took the time to make it right instead of rushing.
I have received my RoRo spool for my SLX reel. It is good looking spool but 2 things I don’t like it may be because of me first is a lot of play in Bering on shaft and also in side reel body . They pre installed bearing with some extension this extension need to be little tight. And also on shaft a lot of play . May be my is defective or something else
You will have to adjust your spool tension knob to fit the new spool. That will mitgate a lot of your issues.
We don’t get the bfs curado model over here. Curious if this bfs spool will fit into a regular curado? Thanks in advance
It will not fit. Different braking systems
Hey brother , great video, which reel of the 3 is the best, slx 21, curado or scorpion?
Scorpion technically but, SLX BFS is right there at less of a price.
@@HobieWanKenobi I ended up going up with the slx 21. Super smooth right out of the box. I absolutely love it.
It's a great reel for the money
Cb26 spool inserted with bearing toward tension knob, correct?
Yes
I installed this spool and additional 733 bearing in the side plate. There was no sound until I added the Roro bearing but now there’s sound - is that normal?
The ceramic balls in the bearings will have a little noise due to the balls being harder. You can run them dry or, add a TINY amount of bearing oil if you want the quieter.
What would be the max lb test for braid on this spool? I’ve seen online that this spool can get crushed by certain line. Coming from standard bass gear, I use 20lb braid to an 8lb leader on my finesse stuff
I wouldn't go over 10lb braid. Anything over that and it's overkill and will reduce casting performance anyway.
Just ordered one, thanks
Hope you enjoy it!
Where is that curado bfs made at American or Japan
Malaysia. It is made for the American and European markets.
Thanks
Great video mate. Good info. Does BFS empire ship to Australia. Nice belch by the way!!
Bait Finesse Empire does not ship to Australia. It wouldn't hurt to send them an email and see if they can ship.
Have you tried sufix 131 g core 6lb braid/lovis green? I was thinking of putting about 50 yrds on my Curado BFS and Roro CB26 spool. I've only used Sunline FC Sniper on the reel and thought about spooling up with a quality braid. Thoughts?
Sufix 832 was always a great braid for me. 8lb should do you good. 6lb won't be too bad either.
That spool it supposed to be golden it looks like silver what does it look like
This spool is a prototype. This spool is not colored.
I am wondering that Plastic shaft will it we’re out
I do not think so.
Oh yea I've been waiting on this spool. I want the gold one I think it would look good in the curado and it might just reignite a reel romance that has been put on the back burner due to hotter models with lighter spools.
I like the silver color. Gold would be awesome for the Curado for sure.
would it be worth it to get this spool + the curado bfs, or to just get something like the daiwa alphas air tw or gekkabijin air tw?
I am not sure yet. I have not casted with this spool yet. The Curado BFS is a great reel for finesse bass plastics. If this spool casts like I think it will, this will be a good compliment to the stock spool. You will be able to cast lighter weights than any stock Daiwa reel and also still be able to "power BFS" quite well with the stock spool. Would be less money too.
will this spool work for the 22 curado bfs XG reel that is from tackle warehouse?
Yes. This spool will fit the Curado BFS, SLX BFS and Scorpion BFS.
I have the Curado BFS XG L. Is there any CB26 difference in performance if my reel doesn't have the Roro shaft bearing like yours?
@@dwightrice7966 The shaft bearing wouldn't be needed with the CB26 spool. The spool spins on the bearing connected to the spool and on the side plate only. The stock spool and Avail spool spins on the side plate bearing and the "spool shaft bearing" that is under the cast control knob.
@@HobieWanKenobi Thanks much. I look forward to installing the Roro CB26!
@@dwightrice7966 Pretty straightforward. Make sure you adjust the tension knob to have the smallest amount of side to side play in the spool
The stability of this added pseudo axis might be a weak point under load as it is only fixed at one point of the frame. Once again well done Hobie. Greetings from Germany….
This would not be much different that a Daiwa reel for stability. The solid connection from where the bearing is on the Roro spool would lead to more stability, as the contact point is closer to the start of the spool shaft. The contact point of the stock spool would be where the end of the spool shaft meets the bearing under the cast control knob. I am sure that testing will show how stable the spool is.
@@HobieWanKenobi hmmhhhhh….yes, this sounds reasonable! Can‘t wait to see you trying out this spool.
I am excited to try it. Roro put a lot of work into this spool and I am glad they finished it.
Would you rank the 3 shimano reels the same as the price? 1- alde,2-curado, 3- slx
Aldebaran definitely number 1. SLX BFS and Curado BFS are pretty much the same. SLX is less expensive
@@HobieWanKenobi Thanks for the feedback- I just received my SLX BFS from Digitaka, 1st BFS reel and I'm building a rod- MHX S842, 7'. Power BFS, I guess. I live in FL and will primarily start BFS fishing for largemouth. I'll eventually get lighter. Saw you in the comments section of the BFS live show Mudhole did. Great channel!!! Keep em coming!
@@BABrackishAngler It was an interesting video they did.
Seahawk finnese 103 bfs reel please
I will have to look into that reel
Thanks you Seahawk is trusted fishing brand Malaysia and it's cheap...
I want to try this spool on my BFS Curado!!!
It casts pretty nice. Be sure not to fill the spool when casting light lures.
I’ve been holding out for a budget chameleon spool. This may be a bit more but likely worth it pending your on water review.
I usually make people wait for the video but, it casts really nice.
I was surprised how much difference the Avail spool made being only 1gr lighter than stock spool. This Roro should be fantastic. When will you be fishing with it?
I will get it out today I hope. I will be posting information on the spool leading up to when I upload a casting video.
It will. I have installed roro spool for the Calcutta Conquest bfs. It turned this reel from a bass bfs reel to a ultra light stream reel. It provided very low trajectory while casting. The lure flies straight forward rather than curving to one side ( factory spoo). And it casts the lure very far.
@@chaoyang9080 Glad to hear that. If that is true with the Roro CB26 spool for the Curado BFS...this will be amazing
I have 2 avail spools one each for my 16 aldy and 17 conquest. Both have that sound over even the stock spool. I precieved it as friction as they dont freel spool as well as the stock spools. I use them for extra line capacity however as they both are the 2.8mm spools. Nice to have more than 35 yards of 8lb fc or mono when power bfs fishing...lol
Even with the extra sound/friction they perform aswell or better than stock.
Lighter lures seem to cast as well as stock also as long as appropriate rod is equipped.
Glad im not the only one who noticed the sound tho. Lol
Will they make spool like this one shown for the 16 aldy?
I am not sure. I think with them using the "peek bar", they will make more Shimano spools.
Hi, Hobie Wan! Imagine that you should keep only 1 or 2 bfs reels of your collection or reels that u have checked, what it would be?
That's like having 4 kids and only picking 2 to keep. I would go 22 Aldebaran BFS and Gekkabijin w/ Roro AX24
I ordered a Curado BFS back in February and it's not due until at least September
From Tackle Warehouse? You should look into getting an SLX BFS. Pretty much the same reel, less money and in stock.
@@HobieWanKenobi yup from TW. Thanks I'll look into it!
@@Sgt6217 www.digitaka.com/items/5/4/2/SLX+BFS
I still cannot decide if a BFS reel will be right for a 6'10"ML I have. I use a 6'3"UL for BFS w/ 8lb braid, but want the ML to use 5-8lb fluorocarbon. Just not sure a BFS reel holds enough of that line to bomb 3/16 or even 1/4 dropshots...
The Curado BFS holds about 50yds of 8lb FC. You could look into an Alphas CT or Steez CT for more like capacity.
I have an SLX MGL on my 7'0 ML and I can absolutely bomb a 1/4 mini max chatterbait
W/ 10 lb braid to 6 lb fluoro leader
Wow this looks very promising and it actually kills the very expensive avail spool lol
Can you compare this with new Albarran in performance?
I am optimistic for this spool. Going to be a good spool!!!
@@HobieWanKenobi I was actually planning to buy SLX BFS now seeing this Spool I am more convinced an optimistic, it will be a good alternative spare reel to new aldebaran.can it out perform for trout magnet who knows lol might be the spool is turning very freely
@@InfinityFishing I think it will do better with light weights than the new Aldebaran BFS. Idk for other aspects of casting
same as daiwa free adjuster

same as daiwa free adjuster
Yeah. Daiwa has a free floating spool. This works in a similar fashion.
I'm looking forward to your subscription. I look forward to your review. Thank you always.
Thank you for watching.