WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm –Â The simplest and most bang for your buck upgrade to any bait finesse reel is to swap the stock spool and side plate bearings out with high-quality Roro Bait Finesse Bearings.
Roro’s ceramic hybrid bearings offer the quickest startup times and the least amount of rotational resistance. These bearings utilize micro silicon carbide ceramic balls in a stainless steel brace for flawless performance and longevity. They are open-faced on one side, allowing easy access for cleaning and maintenance.
Roro bearings are shipped dry. When installing, stainless steel bait finesse bearings should be oiled with an ultra-low viscosity reel oil. Roro ceramic bearings can be run dry or very lightly oiled.
Roro bearings are sold individually. Please choose the appropriately sized bearings for your reel.
Check sizing here: Bearing Sizing for Common BFS Reels.
Robin Demel (verified owner) –
Been trying to convert an old Calcutta 50XT to BFS capable for about 2 years. There are discontinued shallow spools that show up from time to time; but they generally run $400-$500 which was certainly not an option. I finally decided to try these Roro bearings and they literally transformed the reel into exactly what I was hoping for. It is throwing down to 2.5 grams now which is perfect for trout minnows and small jerkbaits.I will definitely be buying more Roro bearings.
Robin Demel (verified owner) –
Follow up to my previous review. Just installed these on a Scorpion XT1000. I put an avail spool in a year ago and it transformed it into a great BFS reel. Just put in the Roro bearings today and tested it out.
An additional major improvement! It is outcasting my aldebaran BFS and no backlashes. These Roro bearings are the “real deal” for BFS. Doing a Curado 50 next.