Citica bearing upgrade - Page 3

**Mustake** · #21 07-01-2007, 11:32 PM

OK...Well, that doesn't say much. I pulled the bearing out and cleaned and oiled it this morning. Maybe my Citica got sent down the wrong line or something. BONUS

**MattK** · #22 07-02-2007, 11:54 AM

If you have the CI100dsv it should have come with the bushing but I'm not arguing what you have in your reel. If you say you pulled out a bearing then I believe you, can you say "BONUS" (I think you already did). It's going to be either a BNT2143 like the Curado or it might be a TGT0309 (BNT0031). For some reason I remember the size being closer to the 0031 more than a 2143. Where's Dan?

**Mustake** · #23 07-02-2007, 12:14 PM

That is very interesting. Now you got me second guessing. I only tore the Citica down to compare it to my Curado. It's brand new and didn't really need to be serviced. But I was curious to where the extra bearing was in the curado and thought I would find it and buy that bearing for the Citica. So I know the bearing count was the same on both reels, thats the whole reason I into the Citica.

Your knowledge of the reels is obviously much higher than mine so now I have to tear it back down. Although I'm 100% sure it was a bearing I'm gonna double check so I can be 101% sure.

**Soapeddler** · #24 07-02-2007, 01:38 PM

All I know is I took my new Citica/7' Laguna inshore out yesterday for the first time and loved it. Very smooth and easy to cast. I'm sold, and will be sold again when I go replace the Pinnacle that I have on my 6'6" St Croix.

**oilman212** · #25 07-02-2007, 02:08 PM

After some study, I became convinced the Citica 100 DSV was the reel I needed. Hopefully, all you guys have been satisfied with them (esp. since I bought three of them). What's the consensus on this versus the more expensive Curado, and SHIELDED vs. ARB bearings? I asked the guys at Fishing Tackle Unlimited how to oil and maintain these reels after saltwater use. Hopefully they gave me good advice. They also recommended RemOil over other lubricants (it's water-thin and won't gunk up). Any other advice on this? With the shielded bearings, does my oil get to where it needs to be? By the way, this reel is good about no backlash. However, I did have pretty severe problems throwing a popping cork rig. It would sometimes "helicoptor", and resulted in a bad backlashes. Don't know if that can be remedied.
Thanks for you providing your thoughts on these items.
oilman212

**oilman212** · #26 07-04-2007, 10:52 PM

Come on, Bantam or someone. Let me hear from you...... esp. on on cleaning & maintainig reels and the sheilded vs. ARB bearings.

**Mustake** · #27 07-05-2007, 04:40 PM

OK I screwed up, the Citica does have a bushing...I don't know how I mssed it. I must have looked at the Curado twice or something. Sorry for misleading anyone...

**Soapeddler** · #28 07-06-2007, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oilman212

However, I did have pretty severe problems throwing a popping cork rig. It would sometimes "helicoptor", and resulted in a bad backlashes. Don't know if that can be remedied.
Thanks for you providing your thoughts on these items.
oilman212

That's a cause for concern for me... I'll let you kow if I have the same issue next weekend.

**bb0i2** · #29 07-06-2007, 10:18 AM

does the new curado have a-rb bearings or shielded ones? What kind of bearings did the old curados have?

**Bantam1** · #30 07-06-2007, 10:45 AM

The ARB bearings have no shield so they can be easily flushed and re-lubricated. The stainless bearings are shielded and cannot be flushed and serviced as easily.

The Curado D has stainless bearings.