Quietly & without making any undue “song & dance” about it, our Rocketbearings have been slowly taking over the world of Tournament Casting & long range fishing.
Amongst many other notable results in 2008, we would especially like to offer our congratulations to our new ICSF World Record holder Colin Howlett, & the only man to beat “Big Danny” in the World Casting Championships in 2010; Dave Richardson the Gold Medal winner of the 150gm event. If you can’t beat them, perhaps you may care to join them!
Ceramic bearings were originally manufactured for use in dental drills running at continuous speeds of 450,000-500,000 rpm! The use of the ceramic balls being because they are not affected by any heat caused by friction, & neither contract or expand. The material that the ceramic balls in Rocket Bearings are made of is Silicon Nitride which apart from diamonds is the second hardest material known to man! There are 3 other cheaper materials that are available for this application, but we only use the best. Similarly, please be aware that when buying bearings the ABEC rating is only to be used as a guide as ABEC and ISO standards do not cover: radial play, raceway curvature, surface finish, material, ball complement, number, size or precision level, retainer type, lubrication, torque, cleanliness at assembly, packaging and other factors that may be essential to the desired bearing performance.
Manufactured to our precise specifications Rocket Bearings carry the International ABEC 7 rating, are manufactured DRY, and are stamped on the outside of the cage.
The full range of bearings available:
- 3x8x4
- 4x9x4
- 3x10x4
- 4x10x4
- 4x11x4
- 5x11x4
- 6x13x5
- 4.8×9.5×3.2
- 3.2(1/8″)x10x4
Over in our online store we’ve put together replacement kits for the most common reels in use. These kits contain a pair of bearings of the correct size to upgrade your reel.
Bearings are available for the following popular reels:
DAIWA
- DAIWA 7HT (1 @ 4x11x4 & 1 @ 6x13x5)
- DAIWA 7HT TURBO (1 @ 4x11x4 & 1@ 5x11x4)
- DAIWA 7HT MAG & DAIWA 7HT MAG ST (1 @ 3x10x4 & 1 @ 5x11x4)
- DAIWA PIXY /ALPHAS ETC (1 @ 3x8x4 & 1 @ 5x11x4)
ABU
All of the folllowing reels with outboard bearings located in the end caps made before 1981 require the same size bearings (3.2(1/8″) x 10 x 4)
5000 – 5000C – 5000D – 500DL – 6000 – 6000C – 7000 – 7000C
All of the following reels with outboard bearings located in the end caps made after 1981 require the same size bearings (3x10x4)
4500C – 4500CB – 4600AL – 4600CB – 5000C – 5600 – 5000CDL – 5001C – 5500C – 5500CA – 5500D – 5500DA – 5500ST – 5600A – 5600AL – 5600C – 5600CA – 5600CDL – 6000C – 6500 – 6500C 6500A – 6500CA – 6500CA – 6500CT – 500ST – 6600C – 7000 – 7000C – 7500C – 7500CT – MAG I – MAG 2 – 321 – 322 – 521 – 522 – XLT1 – XLT2 – U MAG 1 – U MAG II – 1021 – 1022 – 821 – 822 – PROMAX 1600
All of the following reels with inboard bearings located in the spool require the same size bearings (4x9x4).
MAG III – U MAG III – XLT3 – 323 – 523 – 823
All of the following reels with inboard bearings located in the spool require the same size bearings (4x10x4). Many other reel brands (Akios, Total Fishing Gear etc.,) which like ABU come out of the Omoto factory in Taiwan also use these same sized bearings.
4500 – 5500 – 6500 – 4600 – 5600 – 6600 AB models – 6500CT (from 1990) – ALL ROCKETS, ELITES & SPECIALS – MAG ELITES – SPORTS MAG – BLACK MAX – PRO MAX – BLUE YONDERS – POWERHANDLES – PREMIUM MAG – MAG HI-SPEED -6600 – 6600W – 6500CTM – 6500 MILLENIUM – 6500C3 – 6500C4 –65001 TSR – 5500 – 4500 – 6600 – 5600 – 4600 – 6501C – ULTRACAST – 5501C – 6501C4 – 4600C4 MAG – 4600C4 – WINCH – 5600C4 – 5600C4 MAG – 5500 PROSHOP – 5600 PROSHOP – ALSO SOME LATER MAG III models
Other popular ABU reel models
ABU 2500 (5x11x4)
ABU REVO (1 @ 3x10x4 & 1 @ 5x11x4)
Shimano
CALCUTTA (All models except CT-50/51 cast cap)
CALCUTTA TE (All models)
CARDIFF (All models)
CURADO & CURADO BSF (All models)
CASTAIC & CASTAIC SF(All models)
CITICA (All models)
CHRONARC (All models)
CHRONARCH SF (All models)
SPEEDMASTER IICFS (All models)
Penn
525 MAG/T
If your reel isn’t listed the bearings can also be ordered individually for your specific reel requirements. We’ve produced a handy bearing measuring tool which will allow you to work out what sizes you need you replace your existing bearings.
If you still need help or would like to ask us anything about the bearings just get in touch and we’d be happy to help you.
