Are the holes in the axis rods really necessary?
Is their function to prevent the braided line to slip horizontally on the rod (and keep alignment) or to prevent them to slip during the rotation?
I'm asking this because it is somewhat easy to get the rods for a reasonable price down here in Rio, but the costs for having them perforated would make them 3 times more expensive. I also don't have the right tools to make the holes myself (and maybe others don't as well), so I was wondering if there wouldn't be another way to prevent them from slipping (I noticed the opposite rods don't have such holes).
Is their function to prevent the braided line to slip horizontally on the rod (and keep alignment) or to prevent them to slip during the rotation?
I'm asking this because it is somewhat easy to get the rods for a reasonable price down here in Rio, but the costs for having them perforated would make them 3 times more expensive. I also don't have the right tools to make the holes myself (and maybe others don't as well), so I was wondering if there wouldn't be another way to prevent them from slipping (I noticed the opposite rods don't have such holes).