sealed ball bearings VS open ball bearings

[trishul]

sorry dave the penn was a senator 116l that was made in usa the other senator i got a 113H2 was made in china all i got in 2010 and all from tackledirect was not too happy with the made in china sign but i can just scratch it out  and hey as far as the reel work fine its ok with me but i dont fully trust some china items its just my view, i rather trust malaysia

[alantani]

hi david you may want to try a sewing needle a tiny one thats what i did and it worked fine, by the way just curious what reel was the bearing from
thanks, trishul 

now THAT is a fabulous idea!

[alantani]

sorry dave the penn was a senator 116l that was made in usa the other senator i got a 113H2 was made in china all i got in 2010 and all from tackledirect was not too happy with the made in china sign but i can just scratch it out  and hey as far as the reel work fine its ok with me but i dont fully trust some china items its just my view, i rather trust malaysia

in all fairness, the new chinese jigmasters are a better quality reel than the old american jigmasters.......   

[trishul]

i agree alan china have good items and bad items also just time will tell once the reels have been put through alot of extensive use and testing but i just belive its like in the mind as im sure penn will not allow china to make low quality as there must be certian quality control and standards that are meet