- 2023 Shimano Vanquish Review and Initial Thoughts
All the Shimano '18-22 worm drive (except New Stella) interchange parts - and are the same reel design using different MOC and number of ball bearings - '18 Stella, '19 Stradic, '19 Vanquish, '20 Vanford, '21 Twin Power, etc ) Stella has the stainles gears and forged magnesium body and rotor
- Shimano SLX XT DC - Fishing Rods, Reels, Line, and Knots - Bass Fishing . . .
I have the SLX DC XT and the Metanium DC both JDM, but I don't have any Daiwa reels to compare them to, but the SLX DC XT is the best value DC reel available with i-DC5 unit IMO
- Shimano Expride Owners. . . your favorite model? - Fishing Rods, Reels . . .
It's been great paired with a Shimano Curado 70, EXTREMELY light and plenty sensitive been doing a lot of bank fishing, lots of trees and obstacles, so have been favoring my shorter 6' IMX-Pro which I love, but any time the longer rod makes sense, I choose the Expride As another user said, excellent T-Rig rod, great feel for the bottom
- Shimano Expands Flagship MGL Spinning Reel Lineup with the Exsence . . .
Exsence B is engineered with Shimano’s most advanced reel technologies, empowering anglers with longer, more accurate casts, ultra-responsive control, and smooth, powerful retrieves The lightweight frame is now available in a 2500-size option with ultra-fast XG gearing (6 4:1), making it the perfect spinning reel for targeting bass with
- 2025 Baitcast Reel Buyers Guide - Bass Fishing Resource Guide
Shimano is legendary for fishing reels, making some very good ones Most of the attention is on their higher-end products, but more inexpensive reels like the Caius are still great Shimano and other brands have trickled down reel technology after a few years, and the Caius has many of the same features as more expensive reels from a few years ago
- Shimano Calcutta Conquest size recommendation needed!
The 100 only hold 10lb 110 yds while 200 you can get 12lb 130yds or you can up size to 15lb and still have enough line capacity The new conquest, Shimano designed palm side plate to be smaller than handle side plate for more compact and more comfortable when palming I think the CQ100 as small as old CQ50
- Daiwa is simply smoother than Shimano now
Micro module I look at it like this, anything new, a new technology or new engineering typically reveals weaknesses in the early days of release, this tech isn’t new now and I know Shimano well enough to know they make running changes without any fanfare I’ve bought 6 new Shimano reels, this year, Bantams, Metanium and Vanguard’s and FM
- Shimano Curado 200 M vs Curado 150 MGL - Bass Fishing Resource Guide
I have had the K, and own the DC, 200M and 150mgl I regret selling my K reels as I really liked them I feel like Shimano reels have always palmed well, the best to me The 200 M is as awesome as the K was, but it is a touch wider To me it’s a non issue
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