Bearing Comparison

I have said this before and after I Super tuned my new Team Lew's Pro reel, I should have stuck to what I tell my customers. Unless you are willing to put up with noisy reels, and don't want to maintain them,,,,,the orange seals are the least bang for the buck you can do to improve any reel!!! The lightning are just a not quite as good as OS, one is abec5, and one is abec 7, in a RC model race car or a dental drill you might have enough RPM's to benefit from them, they might show a little increase if you are a well seasoned caster and using very light lures that are not very wind resistant, and a featherweight spool made for quick startups with ultralight lures, and willing to run the noisy things dry!  Most spools are made on the heavy side for the average lure to give better momentum once they get reving, and lures as DVT mentioned, enough wind resistance to keep up with the spool!! The very best (that I recamend)  is a quality  abec 5 SS bearing, properly lubed, and will probably find it cast as good as the Lightning’s when you use them side by side, they are silent, and yes the noise to me makes them "seem" smoother. I don't think you will see 3 yards difference, in any ceramic,,,,,, if you make no other modifications to your spool and don't run them dry.  JMPO

I feel most would have a much better improvement in there equipment if they worried about improving the drag than the bearings,,,,,once they flush and properly lube them from the factory.