Japanese

SHIMANO FREESTONE
Its design is unique although most of machine-cut reels have not pesonality .
Its brake is used one-way clutch . The brake adjustment is only 2 position of high and low . Especially in Japan , it is enough .

Daiwa Alltmor-s
It is low price , although it is made by machine-cut . Daiwa has been making lure & fly tackles before the boom . It is greater than other " boomer " manufactures .

Daiwa LOCHMOR-X
Low costed fly reel with die-casted body .

Nac NewTrad F3
It is lowest price reel in Japan . But Japanese manufacturing is good . It is better work than 3M System1 .
But Japanese fly market is too small . I don't know whether they has been success .

CoatacCR34
Coatac is old " Shakespeare Japan " . Perhaps this reel is made by the British fly reel , which is same manufacture of 3M System1 .

(2004/3/11)
Fly reels