Hawg Tech upgrades and more :)

[CountBassula]

Shout out to local Florida company called Hawg Tech! I ordered two 102mm carbon fiber handles for my Shimano reels, as well as tungsten weights and a set of ceramic hybrid #7 spool bearings which I installed in my Chronarch and the ones I took out I placed in my SLX (Chronarch already had upgraded #5 bearings). Handles match the reels esthetically very well and sooth my OCD LOL.
I spent total of $199.50 on the upgrades and they were kind enough to throw in a hat which I thought was a nice gesture and good customer support I will certainly be ordering more weights and bearings from them in the future.
So now I have 2 Hawg Tech handles on my Shimanos and both my Lew's have Lew's 95mm carbon fiber handles. If memory serves me well all four of my baitcasters now have upgraded bearings, some #7 and some #5 and I cannot recommend upgrading at least the spool bearings enough! I'm talking 2x to almost 3x increase in the casting distance! The difference really is incredible! I think the cost is around $10 per bearing, some reels require only two while one of my Lew's has 3 with one being mounted on the spool shaft directly. In the gear upgrade category you just can't get more bang for your buck than by upgrading just the spool bearings or even every one in the whole reel

Enjoy the pics!

[Smallie_Stalker]

Looking good! Good to know Hawg Tech still has such great customer service.

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[Time2Fish]

Nice gear!

[fishballer06]

Hawgtech makes great handles. I really like their tungsten weights with the inserts too. They seem more compact than most tungsten weights too.

[CountBassula]

Hawgtech makes great handles. I really like their tungsten weights with the inserts too. They seem more compact than most tungsten weights too.

the weights are nice yes! the nylon insert protects the line and they appear more compact because they have wider base and shape, which helps cover the lure behind it. btw I use 1 or 2 bobber stoppers on the line to keep the weight from sliding away from the lure, that also helps me snag less on weeds.