[Bassman18]

Originally posted by Bob Senior
Biggest problem I had with braids was on reels that have bushings instead of bearings in the line roller in the bail. Bushed rollers seem to roll less often than ones with bearings, so the line slides over the roller more, rather than causing the roller to roll with the line. This is exacerbated by braids that are almost greasy slick and cause less surface tension on the rollers. Further, most of the braids have a flat profile rather than round. They're like ribbon. So, when I was using all Penn SSs and Zs (bushed bearings), I'd get tremendous twists outside the roller, especially when landing a fish. As soon as slack would occur, the twisted line would next wrap onto the reel and then all hell would break loose.

Thanks Bob, I'm a little confused about bushings and bearings. Are those found in spinning reels, conventional reels, or both?