So better mechanics in an easier to produce & cheaper package. Wheres the problem ?
I did a bit more thinking about this and you know what ? …if I am brutally honest - actually yes ! … I do like the fact my cheapo bearing reel runs really smooth and I really like the fact I can spin it for ages and watch it keep spinning I am actually quite obsessed by it …like those spinner things that have become all the rage of late. People like to spin things, kids with spinning tops …they spin it and they don’t want friction do they ..they want it to spin and keep spinning so yes I would say I am actually quite obsessed with spin times…the longer and the faster the better I recon and I think lots of other people are too …and I would also wager just about everyone who has ever brought a centerpin one of the first thing they did when they got it out of the box was to spin it as fast as they could and watch to see how long it spun for, in fact I think i will go and get a stop watch and time it over and over again on its next outing.
I also like the fact my super long spinning bearing pin is cheap and mass produced and I like the fact I only paid 30 quid for it and not 300 quid for it, I like this aspect that I am not being ripped off for a great bit of engineering and I applaud the manufacturers for turning to technology that allowed them to mass produce it and allow people like me to get this wonderful thing without having to fork out a ridiculous OTT shed load of cash.
In addition I also don’t like that idea of bushing reels imparting unnecessary friction that I don’t want. I don’t like the idea of it. I find the whole concept flawed and bad. I want a free running reel that I can then impart a flaw into myself if I wish. I don’t want the reel to have already decided for me that it will impart resistance and take that decision away from me, the angler.
So yes the more I think about it the less I like the idea of bushing pin and the more I like the idea of bearing pins & I could not care if that means the reel will not minutely slow down as the float reaches a slower current or slightly aid me in a wallis cast as I will rely on my own skill as an angler to slow the reel down and not resort or rely on my reel to make up for my angling inadequacies.
So in short yes I LOVE the idea of my mass produced cheap, super long & obsessively free spinning bearing pin and I think its MILES better than the flawed mechanics of aged and dated bushing pins and as literally the entire planet has replaced spinals with bearings I get the feeling more than a few people would see it like me but look really don’t take my word for it …you carry on with your bushing pins, well if you can still find them of course as hardly anyone makes them anymore, which is strange given how brilliant they apparently are. Still as long as you enjoy it that’s the main thing eh.