Quote Originally Posted by s_v View Post
Does anyone ever notice any difference in performance after adding bearings to spool support? I have quality reels with bearings and high quality bushings in spool support and I see no difference whatsoever in day-to-day performance under load.
I seriously doubt anyone could tell if a reel has a bushing or bearing for spool support by feel of the reel. However if we could accurately measure the resistance of a reel with spool support bushing or bearing we are always going to get less friction using a spool support bearing. Of course there are good and bad bushings and good and bad bearings. I would rather have a top notch bushing than a cheap bearing.

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