I’ve just found 2 Illex rods for sale on marketplace, each are around 200 bucks:
Illex the artist marksman
Illex the artist dark elf
Any experiences with these rod? They don’t seem to be widely available but seem to be selling for anything between 600-1000 bucks and the deal seems really good.
Advice on these would be appreciated as not much o fo is available online.
Should I choose ceramic hybrids or Steel bearings for my worm gear bearings?
I did something dumb today that led to one of the guides on my expride getting loose. It was out of position and I’ve kinda shifted it back, and it looks fine now. I want to re-fixate it, and the epoxy around it is cracked a bit. Would clear nail polish or UV resin do the job?
Thanks
My revo beast 41 2019 edition is my favorite pike fishing reels, but 3 times now a bearing has gone bad, and I’ve had to disassemble the reel, diagnose the issue and order a replacement which takes 4 months to arrive because the customer service at Abu is atrociously bad.
I’m looking for a full bearing replacement because I want to use the reel an I’m over having to fix it constantly atp
Does anyone have recommendations for reasonably priced ball bearing kits for this reel?
I understand that it will never be as smooth as my shimanos, so the ball bearings should be tough rather than ultra smooth. I’m casting heavy lures from 40-130g
The picture above is a very reasonably priced kit available. How would those do?
Thanks in advance!