Since 1987, one of our primary goals at the Boca Bearings The Boca Bearing Company has been an industry leader in fishing reel bearing replacement for over 20 years. Reducing rolling resistance and conserving energy has been our hallmark. We have developed a full range of aftermarket fishing reel bearings for all the leading reel manufacturers including Shimano, Daiwa, Penn, Abu Garcia and many more. 

The Boca Bearing Company has been to maintain the world's largest inventory of miniature bearings in all of the most popular metric and inch sizes. We also have an extensive inventory of special sizes and styles, including hybrids, three piece thrust, phenolic and plastic caged bearings. Currently, Boca Bearing Company has over 3000 different sizes and well over 2 million items in stock. 

Standard & Ceramic Hybrid, Stainless Steel fishing reel bearings are available in ABEC 5 & ABEC 7 for all of the popular fishing reels.Ceramic by its nature is lighter than steel by about 2/3 the wieght, it is harder than steel when it is in ball form and it is virtually frictionless because it is non-porous.A ceramic hybrid bearing has steel races with ceramic balls. The balls will never corrode or rust.To make things easier for you we have compiled bearing kits and listed them according to the manufacturer and model of the fishing reels that the bearings will fit.

The F104X1 is Tamiya’s latest and greatest super F1. There has been a few design updates from the F104 Pro that allow you to really dial it in to any track surface. While it does ride on a quality set of shielded ball bearings, installing a high-end set of Boca Bearings will really enhance the performance of the car. There is not only a noticeable increase on the track but is also a very easy install.

For this install we will be using Boca’s Ceramic Lightning Ultra Seal Bearing set, part #55-590C YU. At a retail cost of around $55 that’s not a bad investment for a little extra speed.

[Boca Bearings] has set up a special web page for the contest that includes more detailed information about the submission process, rules, FAQs and the judging process. The public can also use the page to vote for monthly winners.