04NAVI1000
The newest spinning reel of Shimano's UL class .

04NAVI1000 " NAVI " was the name of the first long spool spinning reel series of Shimano for US market in 1989 . This NAVI is 4th model . In fact I tested the first 89NAVI in Shimano . NAVI was named from NAVITAS which was the company seen from Shimano building . Made in Malaysia .

	The rival The rival is Daiwa PriMax500/1000 . The spec is below . 04NAVI1000 : spool dia 39mm gear ratio 4.7 to 1 PriMax500/1000 : spool dia 36mm gear ratio 5.2 to 1 The speed is... 04NAVI1000 : 57cm PriMax500/1000 : 58cm Shimano uses the concept of Daiwa's " large spool and low gear " . It is good . I don't understand why PriMax doesn't use it . The weight is... 04NAVI1000 : 185g PriMax500/1000 : 210g
	Economizer It has the economizer .So it can be used as 500 and as 1000 .PriMax 500 and 1000 is deferrent only the depth of spools . Shimano is more reasonable . But Shimano's 1500~C3000 is not so . NAVI1000 is sold in US as " Symetre 750 " .
	No problem This line-roller-support had a problem . Some of 01 and 02 models had the edge on the end of wire . So , it cut the fishing line . But this model is no problem . But I don't like the thinner bail wire .
	Short crank The crank is only 40mm . The standard model is 50mm . It matches the compact body . But the knob is not matched to the short crank . The knobs of Japanese manufacture are not good .
	Super slow oscillation This mechanism become not so " slow " for prevention to the trouble of line . A spool cycle is made by 3 turns of the handle .
	Oscillation mechanism It has the unique mechanism .
	Oh ! It has the deformed gears .
	It winds up the line perfectly . Although it had a little alternation of torque in first time , it was cleared by a day of fishing . It is unique . The larger models of NAVI don't have this mechanism . They have the same mechanism as Abu C600 series .
	By the way... Shimano had made the deformed gear for the bicycles .
	The supporting point of pinion NAVI doesn't have the bushing in the end of pinion . Upper grade models have the plastic (POM) bushing . But it is not so wrong . Perhaps , the plastic of body is smooth . The main shaft supports the pinion too .
	Plastic body The larger models have the aluminum side-cover and leg . But 1000 is the plastic body (PA and glass fiber) . It is light and reasonable . It is suitable to the UL spinning . The only defect of this body is that it seems better than the upper models .
	Oil injection The gears can be oiled by this hole . But the grease cannot be used , because the A/R doesn't work with the grease in cold . So , this idea is not so useful .
	Hi-class Most of UL spinning reels are designed for lower cost and simpleness like as the crank oscillation and the torsion bail spring . Only , Mitchell Avocet and AbuGarcia C300U are the exceptions . 04NAVI1000 is the exception too . It has the durable bail spring and the unique oscillation .

I went fishing with this reel . The first impression is not so good . The short crank impresses the rotation heavier . The oscillation mechanism is unique . But it increases the friction .

I think that the bushing of the right shaft of the main gear had better changed to BB .

But If you use only this , you don't feel so bad .

It is the unique and reasonable spinning reel .

PS
04NAVI1000 is " S " cam system . I overlooked the slider . It is the same mechanism as Abu C300 and Daiwa etc .

Then I cannot understand why Shimano uses the deformed gears .

Patent ? But the " S " cam system is used by Daiwa , AbuGarcia , Mitchell , Tica , Okuma etc .

For smoothness ? It is not so smooth .

I don't have the answer .

But it is unique . So it is OK !?

(2005/3/15)

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