Steez SV = aluminum main gear - 8:1 is brass

Steez SV = 4 bearing 90mm handle

SS SV = 2 bearing 80mm handle

I was referring to the SSSV. I thought thats what he was asking about. Thought ghoti said it had 1 per handle.

I was referring to the SSSV. I thought thats what he was asking about. Thought ghoti said it had 1 per handle.

Yes, the SS SV has one per knob. It has one supporting the worm drive also. 

I was referring to the SSSV. I thought thats what he was asking about. Thought ghoti said it had 1 per handle.

 

I was referring to the SS. But that's okay, this is constructive. If there is in fact a bearing in each ss knob, where are the other two missing from? I get where they are located in a maxed out reel. I'm guessing one is under the spool tension knob.

 

More important to me, though, is that the Ss and steez 6.3 share an aluminum gear. I had already mentioned the extra weight in the longer handle, knobs (~1/5 oz together), and the bearings, but I figured the steez sv might have brass gears in both models and that the 8.1 was heavier just because the gear was bigger.

 

So there's yet another similarity. If the other missing bearing is on the pinion or drive shaft, that would explain the less geary feel of the ss, so swap that bushing out and boom, you get the feel back.

 

It's the same reel. Just detuned. I've seen them go for $350 which puts in at just over $100 more than what an ss goes for, and maybe that's worth it to some for not having to tear down the reel, add bearings, and buy a longer handle if that suits their fancy, but they're stuck with those knobs unless they buy those

Oh, and then there's the clicking tension knob, but I wouldn't say that improves refinement necessarily due to the slight lack of adjustment precision.