Holy crap talk about perfect timing with this video! My Revo inshore finally kicked the bucket and I had some bearings in there I wanted to take out and put into my promax. I scoured the internet and everyone I saw do this had that special tool. Thanks Debo now I feel comfortable doing this myself without the spool bearing tool thingy. Many many thanks my brother!
Cato Hostilius sure man. But I beg you be VERY CAREFUL! Don't scratch the spool...masking tape it up. Be VERY gentle with that pin. Or if you have a reel shop near you, just run it to them, I sure it would only cost a few bucks.
Informative video as always and I agree with your view on vendors. I’ve been fishing for over 48yrs but just got into bait casters so this info is helpful and to see a field test would be very helpful. Thanks again for your time and knowledge Debo. D
Great detailed video. Nice trick getting the pin in and out with the offset jaws on the channel locks! As usual you produced another very informative video for people! Keep em coming!
Just installed spool speed bearings on my kast King demon, works great.i I also installed the bearing shields on the bearings. I used light oil for lubricating watch jewels.
I actually found that you can take the main three bearings out, remove the shields, degreased them and apply a (tiny) drop of oil, and they spin about 100 times better and are WAY smoother. basically it turns the stock shielded bearings into open bearings. Makes the reel WAY smoother and faster. Great Video!
I ended up sending off to China for FULL ceramic bearings at about the same cost. I was so impressed with the speed and performance increase that I upgraded all my baitcaster reels (except the very newest additions...lack of time) and have compensated the breaks settings for the newest slipperyness. WOW! If you can wait and be patient, Aliexpress.com then look up Rain and Dew (the company) and then search for your bearings sizes. A hint or two 1) know your bearings sizes before trying to order and 2) look for search returns that have multiple numbers of the same size bearings as that will bring the cost per bearing down...very helpful when you have multiple baitcaster reels you can upgrade. Also please tell them I sent you. I don't get anything from the mention, just want them to know I refer them...great service and product. P.S. DO NOT oil the ceramic bearings as they are so slippery that any oil actually SLOWS the bearings by slight friction. Not kidding. There is ceramic oil one can use but totally not needed.
?Rudy Verdin t kastkings customers service is top notch,they rep gave me the bearings dimensions so I could change them and offered a lot of support.Imay like to try those pure ceramic bearing like you did mine are hybrid which I believe will run smoother.Debo please post your listings on your test results
DEBO'S Fishing that test you talked about in this one would be interesting I thought.also how to clean and lube spin and casters would be appreciated if you didn't do them already.
bloodhound122 yep, as long as the weather cooperates, that's getting filmed tomorrow! I have not done an oil and lube video but certainly can! Thanks for watching man!
Perry Corbett hey man, they may. I didn't want to go into a whole bunch of work. I just wanted to change these two and see what difference it makes. I'm hopefully filming the casting tests soon! Thanks for watching!
Great vid as always Debo. Tempted to pick up the Speed Demon Pro rod. Love the Winn grip on my Lew's Mach Crush combo, which honestly that rod would match perfectly, but picking it up for a baitcast combo I'm putting together for my dad. Up next for me is the Lew's ProTi I think, all aluminum and the weight should be great for some of the bigger predators I go for.
Bass Nazi the Speed Demon Pro Rods are insane. I highly recommend them and you won't be disappointed once you feel them! The Lew's ProTi reel is beautiful, just too expensive for my wallet. Thanks for watching brother!
I have a question that does not going to do it changing bearings I want to know where you get the ring that you wear and some of your videos that looks like a wedding band cuz I'm planning to get married soon and I want to get a ring just like the one you have but in blue so where do you get yours or where can I go to get one like that love your videos I'm going to keep watching thanks
Haha thanks brother, appreciate the support. They are just silicone rings I got off of Amazon. I've almost lost my expensive ring fishing many of times so I wear those. Thanks for watching my man!
DEBO'S Fishing that's the reason why I want to get those type of rings because I'm going to get me a gold ring but I want to have one to go fishing in so I won't lose my expensive ring so that's why I'm asking thanks for the answer love you videos man keep the good job up can't wait to see more
Great video!! Just order some spool hi speed bearings for a few of my reels. Do you lube the hi speed bearings or do are you suppose to install them in dry and leave it dry ?
Thanks for watching! I cleaned them with CRC Brakleen and left them dry. Spoolspeed does sell a very thin oil you can use but only one drop. No lube required. Hope this helps man!
Great video, thanks for sharing! You mentioned that the one bearing didn't fit. Did you get a replacement for it? I would expect that you'd be able to replace both bearings (given that they give you two!). Or was the issue with the KastKing tolerances? Thanks!
Sang Trinh hey man. No, when I ordered I had to get a separate pack not meant for KastKing. Got the second one in and works GREAT! I'll have that follow up info in the second vid coming soon! Thanks for watching!
9TR0DEN it does not. That is one of my favorite reels. However, the sideplate bearing is hidden under the modified centrifugal brakes. The spool bearing could be changed....hmmm...I think I may have to look into that 🤔
William Ouimet hey man. I definitely will be doing that. I plan on filming that this weekend. Why do you think there is something fishy?...they are in the fishing business 🤣 Judging from the spin speed of the spool I would guess it will. I plan on doing regular stock bearings vs de-greased bearings vs spool speed. I'm interested to see how different they all perform.
i’m not sure if you’ll see this but how come in some videos i see the people replace the bearing under the tension knob and then in other videos i do not see people do this. why do some do this and some dont.
1. Bearings need lubrication. Metal on metal causes more wear, that is why its quieter with oil, the noise is it eating away at itself. 2. Bearings have a bed in period as the internals settle into place, and spread the oil throughout the bearing. This is the reason high horsepower cars have a period when they are new where you are not supposed to push the car to its max, so the engine can build up a layer of oil on all its parts. So you need to go use it for a day to bed in the bearings, then test it. Old video I know, but there are so many of these out.
Recently, I purchased a new Shimano spin cast reel (a dealer was going out of business and I got one of Shimano's best reels for only $40.00), anyway I digress. Inside the package the reel came in was a small plastic envelop which contained 4 adjustment washers. The washers are for adjusting the different "winding shapes" of your spool. I had never encountered this before, so I contacted Shimano. Unfortunately, the guy I got had no idea what they were for either, and their webpage was down for upgrading. Therefore, I learned nothing about what these washers actually do, how to install them etc. etc. etc. So, could you do a video on that please. I am sure others are ignorant of these winding shape adjustment washers and would like to know how to use them and what they actually do. Again - a great video. Thanks for your informative videos. P.S. I am now subscribed to your channel, and I highly recommend it to others.
Michael R. Foreman thanks for all the support #newfeeshinfriend Yes, you're referring to spool washers. They are to alter how the line winds on your spool. You can add them so the line winds more toward the bottom, or take washers away if you need lin ti wind toward the top. It can happen as reels get old or if you use a drastically different line diameter. If your line went on the spool evenly, you won't need them! Hope this helps man!
whaaaaaat u change bearing in one side plate but how about other? under tension knob there is one bearing also, those both are main bearings for the spool..
Gvidas Gi when I purchased the bearings they didn't have the KastKing specific packs. Scott has since made those. I now have the sideplate and spool bearing on and that's all I'm doing to my reel. I'll be doing casting tests soon. Thanks for watching man!
Cool video bro, now I need the Spartacus plus bearings measurements it would be great if kastking put the bearings specs on the box or the paperwork that would help
Mark Welch hey mark! I should have clarified they do fit. He wasn't sure on the size when I picked them up but they now have specific packs for them. I just replaced the spool and sideplate bearings and both fit!
So, after a while of having them, have u used the hi speed bearings? Have u liked or disliked them? Or thought they were worth it, or not really a big deal. I actually have a few reels I have been considering this on, including my KastKing reel. Wondering if u thought it would be worth it or not "reel"ly 😆
how about kastking royale legend? i want to replace the bearing too... but im pretty scared to open up the bearing from the side of the braking system...
Hidzer Azaman yea, I would not recommend that. I looked at it and I could not get into it. Replace the spool bearing if you would like, that's easy to do! Thanks for watching man, appreciate the support!
The difference is pretty staggering in terms of how fast and how long the spool spins, but doesn't that make it more difficult to control in terms of backlashes? I mean that's the purpose of all of the different types of braking systems out there - magnetic and centrifugal. They prevent the spool from spinning so fast that the line unwinds before it gets out the line guide. I guess the only technique I could think this would be an advantage for is shorter distance casting of small/light baits. I'm interested in seeing how this works out. Great video as usual D.
Mike Walsh initially people would think yes. If you left your reel set as is and whipped a hard cast, good chance it will backlash. However, the spool should spin more freely with less start up inertia. So I would think you should be able to cast lighter and achieve the same or better results. Usually people cast really hard because they have their brakes way up. Any sort of inertia loss to the lure will cause the backlash. However, I run my spool very loose and use a LOT of thumb. I think that's the biggest issue. But...I'll do some testing and we'll all learn together 😂
DEBO'S Fishing agreed. I set up all of the baitcasters that I use to skip docks with almost no brakes and loose spool tension and then thumb it to feather the cast.
DEBO'S Fishing yup. I just didn’t want folks new to baitcasters to think they should back off all the devices that “manage” spool speed to get the spool to spin super fast. That would be no bueno as our friend David might say. These instructional videos are awesome. Keep me coming.
I'm from UK and if I was going to order its 27bucks for Bearings and shipment is pretty much the same price as Bearings themselves. Is there any other way of getting them?
Nicholas Wesley the owner was a great guy. I'm interested to see how they change the reel. The Speed Demon already bombs lures and doesn't need replacing, however, wondering if it will make casting weightless lures easier?
Nicholas Wesley the stealth would only allow the spool bearing. The sideplate bearing won't come out because of the way the brakes are set up. He has kits for all kinds of different reels.
Golden eye211 5x11x4 for the sideplate bearing on the Speed Demon. I think he is now carrying the 5x10x4 which will go on the spool. But just call or message them first and they will take care of you and get you the EXACT size you need.
hey what were the results? i just upgraded my Spartacus with Spool hi-speed, certainly spins faster but not super fast like your speed demon, I was thinking maybe because the Speed demon reels up faster than the Spartacus, so maybe that is why it doesn't last as long? O_o
booo, it's the reel i supposed. Since the bearings were stainless steel, should have just taken them apart, removed stock grease and lightly oiled it and called it a day LOL there goes 30 something dollars!
yes, i bought the 30 dollar kit from Spool-Speed and replaced all 3. Certainly cast further but not as much as my other reel (not saying it's name lol) with the boca bearing upgrade. Now the bearings between the two should be the same since they are rated ABEC7s, so it's likely a limitation of the reel itself as noted on my video.
1 piece of advice, the audio normalization needs a bit of work I think. At the beginning of the vid had to turn down the volume cause it was a tad too loud, and then after had to turn the volume back up cause you became whisper quiet. Other than that, really like your vids!
WildBillHabiki Haha nope, no one at all. I've been using them in my frog reel and they feel good. I'm interested to see how much of a difference it makes in casting distance! That vid will be coming soon!
So what happens with time? After you drop your reel in the water or with regular use where water in the line/spool seeps in? Will they corrode since they aren’t shielded?
He will respond but the main problems you would run into by taking the shields off bearings is more maintenance. The oil will not stay put as much, which isn't as big a deal with ceramics, but it's usually something you don't want to do if you never maintenance your reels. That said it can help with lower resistance which is another main reason many run ceramics so they can run them dry.
Bass Nazi yep. Run them dry. You can clean them with CRC Brakleen in the red can. The only way water would be an issue is if it sat for a long time without being used or dried. If you dunk it, just open it and let it dry in the sun. You'll be good to go.
Dennis Harrison yea, that's pretty normal. The bearings are good in the reels. They are just greased, like all steel strandard bearings, to reduce noise and wear. Even with greased bearings in the plus I was casting as far as a Revo STX the other day and the STX is a great reel. Going to be interesting to see what the ceramics do!
These spool speed bearings are alibaba china bearings that are worth about as much as $2 just marked up on price $40. They spin forever because they are sold dry.
Holy crap talk about perfect timing with this video! My Revo inshore finally kicked the bucket and I had some bearings in there I wanted to take out and put into my promax. I scoured the internet and everyone I saw do this had that special tool. Thanks Debo now I feel comfortable doing this myself without the spool bearing tool thingy. Many many thanks my brother!
Cato Hostilius sure man. But I beg you be VERY CAREFUL! Don't scratch the spool...masking tape it up. Be VERY gentle with that pin. Or if you have a reel shop near you, just run it to them, I sure it would only cost a few bucks.
I appreciate the info I've never replaced bearings before now I know I can once again thanks buddy.
I'm glad it helped. Thank you for watching!
Informative video as always and I agree with your view on vendors. I’ve been fishing for over 48yrs but just got into bait casters so this info is helpful and to see a field test would be very helpful.
Thanks again for your time and knowledge Debo.
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Darryl D you're very welcome man. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment!
Great detailed video. Nice trick getting the pin in and out with the offset jaws on the channel locks! As usual you produced another very informative video for people! Keep em coming!
BD Customs thanks again brother, always appreciate your support! The channels worked out well!
Got some of these bearings last week, anxious to try em out.
Just installed spool speed bearings on my kast King demon, works great.i
I also installed the bearing shields on the bearings. I used light oil for lubricating watch jewels.
That's cool man, I've been digging mine too!
I actually found that you can take the main three bearings out, remove the shields, degreased them and apply a (tiny) drop of oil, and they spin about 100 times better and are WAY smoother. basically it turns the stock shielded bearings into open bearings. Makes the reel WAY smoother and faster. Great Video!
Can’t wait to see comparison videos!
Love my speed demon. Caught two snakeheads last week. Again, nice review debos !
Thanks man, appreciate you tuning in!
Super cool video man. I know we've talked about the idea and I'm super.glaf you got to do it! Can't wait for the next one!
Ride Along Fishing thanks man, appreciate you watching! I just need these wicked winds to die down 😒
Will definitely be considering changing some features for my reel
Jake Whitesell cool man. I'll be doing more tests soon!
I ended up sending off to China for FULL ceramic bearings at about the same cost. I was so impressed with the speed and performance increase that I upgraded all my baitcaster reels (except the very newest additions...lack of time) and have compensated the breaks settings for the newest slipperyness. WOW!
If you can wait and be patient, Aliexpress.com then look up Rain and Dew (the company) and then search for your bearings sizes. A hint or two 1) know your bearings sizes before trying to order and 2) look for search returns that have multiple numbers of the same size bearings as that will bring the cost per bearing down...very helpful when you have multiple baitcaster reels you can upgrade. Also please tell them I sent you. I don't get anything from the mention, just want them to know I refer them...great service and product.
P.S. DO NOT oil the ceramic bearings as they are so slippery that any oil actually SLOWS the bearings by slight friction. Not kidding. There is ceramic oil one can use but totally not needed.
Can u give the aliexpress link where u buy the bearings! Cant find! Wanna change spartacus plus bearings
@@MrTz2bo please tell them I sent you, thanks.
RainDew Bearing Store
a.aliexpress.com/_rw2OxI
Very cool video man! That spool is turning like a fidget spinner, I might try this in the future.
BitetheBait Fishing Hahah it does! I'm excited to try some casting!
great I changed my bearings a couple of weeks after getting my speed demon with abec7 dry from a hobby shop huge difference
?Rudy Verdin nice dude, thanks for posting the tip. Thanks for watching and tight lines!
?Rudy Verdin t kastkings customers service is top notch,they rep gave me the bearings dimensions so I could change them and offered a lot of support.Imay like to try those pure ceramic bearing like you did mine are hybrid which I believe will run smoother.Debo please post your listings on your test results
?Rudy Verdin ps you can also get the spool tensioner bearing which will help on initial start up
Rudy Verdin I will definitely be putting the results up to see. I'm interested to see how everything compares.
Rudy Verdin yea, he didn't have that size when I initially purchased them. Good tip though. Thanks man!
Please do the test, I’ve been putting off getting my reels superturned from spool speed so I definitely wanna see!!
Zachary Mcdonough haha ok brother will do! Stay tuned, hope to do some soon!
DEBO'S Fishing awesome! I can’t wait
Love the tech/maintenence vids bro.
bloodhound122 thanks man, appreciate you watching! What other type of these videos would you like to see?
DEBO'S Fishing that test you talked about in this one would be interesting I thought.also how to clean and lube spin and casters would be appreciated if you didn't do them already.
bloodhound122 yep, as long as the weather cooperates, that's getting filmed tomorrow! I have not done an oil and lube video but certainly can! Thanks for watching man!
Nice! Bummer you couldn't use both. I have 2 reels I need to rebuild I'll check spool speed out.
Az Scout I'm interested to see how much of difference they make for casting? The Speed Demon already rips them out there so it will be fun to test.
DEBO'S Fishing right. Post it when you can
Az Scout will do!
They don't make a bearing for inside the tension knob?
Perry Corbett hey man, they may. I didn't want to go into a whole bunch of work. I just wanted to change these two and see what difference it makes. I'm hopefully filming the casting tests soon! Thanks for watching!
Great vid as always Debo. Tempted to pick up the Speed Demon Pro rod. Love the Winn grip on my Lew's Mach Crush combo, which honestly that rod would match perfectly, but picking it up for a baitcast combo I'm putting together for my dad. Up next for me is the Lew's ProTi I think, all aluminum and the weight should be great for some of the bigger predators I go for.
Bass Nazi the Speed Demon Pro Rods are insane. I highly recommend them and you won't be disappointed once you feel them! The Lew's ProTi reel is beautiful, just too expensive for my wallet. Thanks for watching brother!
Oh yeah, so far Lew's has been really good about their customer service with my other stuff so it makes it a little easier to pull that trigger.
I have a question that does not going to do it changing bearings I want to know where you get the ring that you wear and some of your videos that looks like a wedding band cuz I'm planning to get married soon and I want to get a ring just like the one you have but in blue so where do you get yours or where can I go to get one like that love your videos I'm going to keep watching thanks
Haha thanks brother, appreciate the support. They are just silicone rings I got off of Amazon. I've almost lost my expensive ring fishing many of times so I wear those. Thanks for watching my man!
DEBO'S Fishing that's the reason why I want to get those type of rings because I'm going to get me a gold ring but I want to have one to go fishing in so I won't lose my expensive ring so that's why I'm asking thanks for the answer love you videos man keep the good job up can't wait to see more
Chris Martinez thanks man, I really appreciate those kind words. Stay tuned for more! Have a good week.
i would like to see a cast video the bearings u cleaned did u oil them
Billy Stout thanks for watching man. Nope, just cleaned them out with CRC. I'm interested to test!
i oiled and greased my blackmax 3 and casted almost 130 feet but iam looking at spool speed bearings where can i get that crc stuff
Billy Stout I picked it up at Wal-Mart!
thanks I was just there and saw it
hey bud got the crc brake cleaner at walmart and man that makes a difference thanks
Thank you! I’m glad somebody told me about you on instagram
Dakota Mealy you're welcome brother, happy to help out!
Very good video brother!! I will have to check them out for sure!!
Southern Outdoors Fishing thanks man, always appreciate your support! Hopefully I can get down your way someday!
What..... I need to try this. Thanks Debo!
BambulanceMan thanks for watching man, they are a cool upgrade!
Great video,I’m a Shimano guy I have speed spool bearings in all my reels.
Bass Bumm that's cooln they make great reels too! Appreciate you watching my friend! Tight lines.
Why didn’t you put the bearing in by the handle?
They didn't have a pack specifically for this reel yet so I just picked up the two bearings. Thanks for watching man.
Sweet intro
Thank you man, appreciate you tuning in! Have a good weekend!
Great video!! Just order some spool hi speed bearings for a few of my reels. Do you lube the hi speed bearings or do are you suppose to install them in dry and leave it dry ?
Thanks for watching! I cleaned them with CRC Brakleen and left them dry. Spoolspeed does sell a very thin oil you can use but only one drop. No lube required. Hope this helps man!
Thanks for the info
nice intro devon
Thanks for watching man!
LOVE THIS!!! GREAT VIDEO MAN!
Tally Phillips thanks brother! Appreciate you watching!
Great video, thanks for sharing! You mentioned that the one bearing didn't fit. Did you get a replacement for it? I would expect that you'd be able to replace both bearings (given that they give you two!). Or was the issue with the KastKing tolerances? Thanks!
Sang Trinh hey man. No, when I ordered I had to get a separate pack not meant for KastKing. Got the second one in and works GREAT! I'll have that follow up info in the second vid coming soon! Thanks for watching!
Any idea if kastking stealth has this same setup ?
9TR0DEN it does not. That is one of my favorite reels. However, the sideplate bearing is hidden under the modified centrifugal brakes. The spool bearing could be changed....hmmm...I think I may have to look into that 🤔
Very nice!
Barramundi BrawlerZ thanks for watching brother!
Great vid. Ive been curious how to do this.
Jason S thanks for watching! I've got to sneak onto a football field to do some casts!
Any updates on the casting distance? There's something really fishy with these guys.
William Ouimet hey man. I definitely will be doing that. I plan on filming that this weekend. Why do you think there is something fishy?...they are in the fishing business 🤣 Judging from the spin speed of the spool I would guess it will. I plan on doing regular stock bearings vs de-greased bearings vs spool speed. I'm interested to see how different they all perform.
Will these fit the royal legend?
i’m not sure if you’ll see this but how come in some videos i see the people replace the bearing under the tension knob and then in other videos i do not see people do this. why do some do this and some dont.
Hey brother great video! I’m going to do this definitely
Bait N' Boujee thanks, Jose. Always appreciate your support. I just need the wind to settle down so I can do some casting tests!
Subbed and clicked the bell. Better deliver on that comparison video or my feelings will be hurt. 🤣
Patrick Keller haha I got you brother! Just have to wait for these Iowa winds to die down 😑 thanks for watching man!
So does the spoilspeed baring not fit in the middle part. How do u degrease a bearing
1. Bearings need lubrication. Metal on metal causes more wear, that is why its quieter with oil, the noise is it eating away at itself.
2. Bearings have a bed in period as the internals settle into place, and spread the oil throughout the bearing. This is the reason high horsepower cars have a period when they are new where you are not supposed to push the car to its max, so the engine can build up a layer of oil on all its parts. So you need to go use it for a day to bed in the bearings, then test it.
Old video I know, but there are so many of these out.
Recently, I purchased a new Shimano spin cast reel (a dealer was going out of business and I got one of Shimano's best reels for only $40.00), anyway I digress. Inside the package the reel came in was a small plastic envelop which contained 4 adjustment washers. The washers are for adjusting the different "winding shapes" of your spool. I had never encountered this before, so I contacted Shimano. Unfortunately, the guy I got had no idea what they were for either, and their webpage was down for upgrading. Therefore, I learned nothing about what these washers actually do, how to install them etc. etc. etc. So, could you do a video on that please. I am sure others are ignorant of these winding shape adjustment washers and would like to know how to use them and what they actually do. Again - a great video. Thanks for your informative videos. P.S. I am now subscribed to your channel, and I highly recommend it to others.
Michael R. Foreman thanks for all the support #newfeeshinfriend Yes, you're referring to spool washers. They are to alter how the line winds on your spool. You can add them so the line winds more toward the bottom, or take washers away if you need lin ti wind toward the top. It can happen as reels get old or if you use a drastically different line diameter. If your line went on the spool evenly, you won't need them! Hope this helps man!
Yes, thank you! Not even the Shimano guy knew that!!:)
Michael R. Foreman hahah he was probably new. Thanks for watching man! 👊
whaaaaaat u change bearing in one side plate but how about other? under tension knob there is one bearing also, those both are main bearings for the spool..
Gvidas Gi when I purchased the bearings they didn't have the KastKing specific packs. Scott has since made those. I now have the sideplate and spool bearing on and that's all I'm doing to my reel. I'll be doing casting tests soon. Thanks for watching man!
Cool video bro, now I need the Spartacus plus bearings measurements it would be great if kastking put the bearings specs on the box or the paperwork that would help
Victor Franqui I'll be doing that one later so stay tuned!
I contacted them they have the bearing kits now for kastking
twistedcluster I heard that man. I'm going to check it out and do an update when I do the casting test video. Thanks for letting me know man!
Kastking customer service will give you the specs for being sizes as well as the tensioner control bearing it would be three tou can change
Good video, but isn't this an upgrade about 50% the total value of that reel?
kime Hunt thanks for watching man. I don't think I've seen a speed demon for $29?
Are they aware the 2nd bearing doesn't fit?
Mark Welch hey mark! I should have clarified they do fit. He wasn't sure on the size when I picked them up but they now have specific packs for them. I just replaced the spool and sideplate bearings and both fit!
DEBO'S Fishing I attempted the installation with the channel wrench and pin pushed out but wouldn't clear once it was out a bit.. any ideas?
Mark Welch yes, I used a tiny Phillips screwdriver to push the pin and it will click. I used some soldering tweezers to pull it out.
So, after a while of having them, have u used the hi speed bearings? Have u liked or disliked them? Or thought they were worth it, or not really a big deal. I actually have a few reels I have been considering this on, including my KastKing reel. Wondering if u thought it would be worth it or not "reel"ly 😆
do a bearing replacement for the Spartacus Plus and Royale Legend man!!!
yakin_ zack plus will be coming up soon! Thanks for watching my man!
Hay debo can that be done with the Legend
James Warren you can do the spool bearing but not the sideplate bearing. Its hidden in the strange centrifugal brake ☹
James Warren and thanks for watching man!
What lot of barring did you put in bc I have the same reel
I just picked up the ones from the site. He now has them bundled for each specific reel. Thanks for watching man!
Hey I contacted the company and they have the bearing kit for kastking reels now get them whyll u can
twistedcluster heck yea! I'm excited for that. I think they have the spool bearings now too!
Ya I ordered 2 sets for my reels
Good video man!
NC Angling thanks my man, appreciate you watching! Have a good week!
how about kastking royale legend? i want to replace the bearing too... but im pretty scared to open up the bearing from the side of the braking system...
Hidzer Azaman yea, I would not recommend that. I looked at it and I could not get into it. Replace the spool bearing if you would like, that's easy to do! Thanks for watching man, appreciate the support!
💯💪👊LET'S GO!!! Keep up the A1 content!!!💯
ELITE BASS STICK greatly appreciate it man!
i tried poppin that pin the other day... with one of those aluminum basszone pin remover.. it bent/destroyed it >_
raWr Fishing noooo! Head the be careful warnings lol! Well that stinks man. Get a new pin and fix er up!
oh the pin on my reel is fine. the basszone contraption is broken LOL bent pretty badly haha
raWr Fishing oh haha well I'm glad the pin is ok!
The difference is pretty staggering in terms of how fast and how long the spool spins, but doesn't that make it more difficult to control in terms of backlashes? I mean that's the purpose of all of the different types of braking systems out there - magnetic and centrifugal. They prevent the spool from spinning so fast that the line unwinds before it gets out the line guide. I guess the only technique I could think this would be an advantage for is shorter distance casting of small/light baits. I'm interested in seeing how this works out. Great video as usual D.
Mike Walsh initially people would think yes. If you left your reel set as is and whipped a hard cast, good chance it will backlash. However, the spool should spin more freely with less start up inertia. So I would think you should be able to cast lighter and achieve the same or better results. Usually people cast really hard because they have their brakes way up. Any sort of inertia loss to the lure will cause the backlash. However, I run my spool very loose and use a LOT of thumb. I think that's the biggest issue. But...I'll do some testing and we'll all learn together 😂
DEBO'S Fishing agreed. I set up all of the baitcasters that I use to skip docks with almost no brakes and loose spool tension and then thumb it to feather the cast.
Mike Walsh money! We're on the same page then! I'll have to nerd out and get a casting course set up 😂
DEBO'S Fishing yup. I just didn’t want folks new to baitcasters to think they should back off all the devices that “manage” spool speed to get the spool to spin super fast. That would be no bueno as our friend David might say. These instructional videos are awesome. Keep me coming.
The pin one mine goes up with much pressure but refuses to come out all the way
I'm from UK and if I was going to order its 27bucks for Bearings and shipment is pretty much the same price as Bearings themselves. Is there any other way of getting them?
I'm not sure man. Maybe check Ebay? I don't know anything about overseas shipping. Thanks for watching man!
I have been wondering if it was worth replacing my bearings with spool speed but i have not seen anyone really talk about them.
Nicholas Wesley the owner was a great guy. I'm interested to see how they change the reel. The Speed Demon already bombs lures and doesn't need replacing, however, wondering if it will make casting weightless lures easier?
DEBO'S Fishing that is something I was thinking as well. I’d like to try them on my stealth and maybe a Lews reel
Nicholas Wesley the stealth would only allow the spool bearing. The sideplate bearing won't come out because of the way the brakes are set up. He has kits for all kinds of different reels.
DEBO'S Fishing hmm I didn’t know that. I have yet to take the stealth apart. Thank you I’m going to try them
I got some. They don't fit in my reel.
Cool man nice video
John Ames always appreciate you watching brother!
Keeps going and going and going 😂 that’s from something like an old commercial or something, I just can’t remember. I’m old 😂
Hahah I believe it's the Energizer commercials!
You know, that’s what I thought, but then I over thought it and was thinking that was too easy 😂
What size bearing are in kastking demon
Golden eye211 5x11x4 for the sideplate bearing on the Speed Demon. I think he is now carrying the 5x10x4 which will go on the spool. But just call or message them first and they will take care of you and get you the EXACT size you need.
hey what were the results? i just upgraded my Spartacus with Spool hi-speed, certainly spins faster but not super fast like your speed demon, I was thinking maybe because the Speed demon reels up faster than the Spartacus, so maybe that is why it doesn't last as long? O_o
raWr Fishing I tried my Spartacus and it doesn't go as long. I'm hoping to film those casting tests tomorrow! Thanks for watching man!
booo, it's the reel i supposed. Since the bearings were stainless steel, should have just taken them apart, removed stock grease and lightly oiled it and called it a day LOL there goes 30 something dollars!
raWr Fishing well, they may still cast farther? Did you replace the bearing in the handle and in the spool tension knob?
yes, i bought the 30 dollar kit from Spool-Speed and replaced all 3. Certainly cast further but not as much as my other reel (not saying it's name lol) with the boca bearing upgrade. Now the bearings between the two should be the same since they are rated ABEC7s, so it's likely a limitation of the reel itself as noted on my video.
raWr Fishing gotcha, sorry I don't have much experience with this bearing stuff. I'm just a guy swinging a stick for fun. Tight lines brother.
my older speed demon blew apart the bearing screamed and the tension knob came loose all the time.
Dang, I'm sorry to hear that man. Hit up customer service and get your money back!
its about a year old now probably out of warranty but ill try thanks!
@@bentech8887 yeah, they may not. It never hurts to try though!
Good stuff, Debo.... I will do the same on mine! I'll be very, very, very careful! Lol
1 piece of advice, the audio normalization needs a bit of work I think. At the beginning of the vid had to turn down the volume cause it was a tad too loud, and then after had to turn the volume back up cause you became whisper quiet. Other than that, really like your vids!
I have worked on that. Thanks for the feedback man and sorry for blowing your ears out! Thanks for watching brother!
Dose this also help cast heavy lures farther and dose this make the reel retrieve smoother
It helps cast lures with less effort. Smoothness I have found come more from overall care of the reel and proper lubrication.
Hye..can u give me size bearing..tq
If you didn’t know be careful
Yes, I definitely advise being careful when you change out bearings. Thanks for watching man.
I can only imagine the backlashing :)
WildBillHabiki Haha nope, no one at all. I've been using them in my frog reel and they feel good. I'm interested to see how much of a difference it makes in casting distance! That vid will be coming soon!
Backlashing comes with inexperience WildBill
So what happens with time? After you drop your reel in the water or with regular use where water in the line/spool seeps in? Will they corrode since they aren’t shielded?
He will respond but the main problems you would run into by taking the shields off bearings is more maintenance. The oil will not stay put as much, which isn't as big a deal with ceramics, but it's usually something you don't want to do if you never maintenance your reels. That said it can help with lower resistance which is another main reason many run ceramics so they can run them dry.
Bass Nazi yep. Run them dry. You can clean them with CRC Brakleen in the red can. The only way water would be an issue is if it sat for a long time without being used or dried. If you dunk it, just open it and let it dry in the sun. You'll be good to go.
Oil slows them down, use sparingly.
Texan1048 yep, I don't oil at all. Clean them with CRC and go!
I'd like to see it.
Patrick Connors sweet man. It will be coming soon!
Just purchased a Speed Demon from Amazon yesterday, have Stealths currently.
Patrick Connors I used to be 100% for the Stealth as my favorite reel. However, the Speed Demon is creeping up to that spot...
Looking forward to firing it up.
Patrick Connors let me know what you think of it!
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Thanks for watching! 👊
My spartacus pluss spins for 8 second now lol
Dennis Harrison yea, that's pretty normal. The bearings are good in the reels. They are just greased, like all steel strandard bearings, to reduce noise and wear. Even with greased bearings in the plus I was casting as far as a Revo STX the other day and the STX is a great reel. Going to be interesting to see what the ceramics do!
Dennis Harrison and thanks for watching brother!
What is the bearing saiz of the spartus plus?
You had me in 27 seconds
These spool speed bearings are alibaba china bearings that are worth about as much as $2 just marked up on price $40. They spin forever because they are sold dry.
Deer lips I have heard same thing.
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Speed spool is 10 times better than Boca!! I have had them both and speed spool is a lot better, Boca is heavy and bigger balls
smoovefishing I like the spool speed bearings. Never used boca before? Thanks for watching man!
There quite expensive though.
debo use to be the official kastking (chinese junk) king. then he made real reviews and his views went up