What follows is my own, rather lame justification in purchasing yet another fine fishing reel – a JDM Shimano Vanquish C3000SDH.
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Shimano Exsence Spool Fits Stella
In case it’s useful for someone, I thought I’d share a recent discovery that the Shimano Exsence spool fits the Stella. In this case it’s a 3000 Exsence spool on a 2500 Stella.
Shimano Twin Power 1000 FC
New toy alert! The new LRF season is nearly upon us, so I’m busy preparing for the return of our saltwater mini species. Obviously I needed a new reel – not – but I fell for the charms of this tiny little spinning reel – a mint Shimano Twin Power 1000 FC.
Shimano Sustain & Vanquish Spinning Reels
Shimano only ever has a small selection of its tackle at the trade show but these two spinning reels were stand out for me – the £400+ Shimano Vanquish and the £250+ Shimano Sustain.
Shallow Spools from Shimano
It was good to see that Shimano has finally started designing spinning reels for the UK market with shallow spools for use with ultra thin braided lines – even if they haven’t yet released smaller models suitable for light rock fishing.
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