After much considerations, the finalized decision was made on the procurement of a Shimano Core 50MG7 for the 2nd bait finesse project. The core was selected over the Aldebaran due to the color, just like in japan, the Aldebaran is the domestic model thus USDM Cores were rare and unavailable in local tackle stores here.
In its stock form the Core/Aldebaran was designed for finesse fishing, however in terms of true bait finesse casting with lures in the 2-5g range, the core leaves much to be desired unlike the Daiwa pixy variants which handled fine in stock form. Thus upgrades to the spool and spool bearings were necessary in order to enable it to reach target casting performance for ultralight lures which it was intended for.
The subject of tuning シマノコア 50MG7
Tune up parts: Avail Microcast spool, ZPI Finesse concept SIC BB and Alu knobs
Tools of the trade
Removal of the VBS brake drum
VBS Brake drum installed on the Avail Microcast spool
Removal of stock spool AR-Bs
The latest ZPI finesse concept SIC ball bearings
Flushing of bearings
Spin dry!
One drop of ZPI Friction Zero SuperConque oil
Installation of bearings
ZPI machined aluminium knobs; superlight weight at 3.3g each
Stock knobs taken apart
Assembling the completed BFC Core 50MG7
You'd expect it to say "Mission accomplished" here, but we're not done yet!
A set of platinum carbon Semperfi Carbon handle is still on its way. So await the final product!
