US " Stradic " is called " TwinPower " in Japan . Shimano released " TwinPower Mg " in 03 .
Sensilite Mg is low-cost version of TwinPower Mg .
SensiliteMg4000
Sensilite is new light weight model of US " Stradic " .
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SensiliteMg4000 US " Stradic " is called " TwinPower " in Japan . Shimano released " TwinPower Mg " in 03 . Sensilite Mg is low-cost version of TwinPower Mg . |
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Handle of 1500 Its handle is short . It is same to LEW's SpeedSpin . Shimano had seen LEW's page of this HP ??? |
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Light weight spool Its spool is mixed metal and resin . It has the good looking of metal and light weight of resin . Its good idea . |
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But its spool lip is not good . Although it is aluminum its color is gold which is the color of titan coating . |
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Magnesium flame Its side-cover is combined with leg . It is made of magnesium alloy . It is light weight . |
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Sensilite cannot be taken apart like this old model . But Sensilite has
sealed body . Water cannot be in its body when you wash it with shower
. ( Soaking and warm shower are not recommended ) |
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Lube port This is the lube port . Although this reel cannot be taken apart easily , owner can give lube easily . |
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Solid handle Although it is not screw locking , it is solid . The reason is aluminum spacer between the crank and the body . The cap/screw is hard to loose in fishing . |
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Main shaft Main shaft is light alloy . Its anodized finish is used for the engine of motor cycles also . |
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Two speed oscillation The ditch of worm shaft is not same cycle between " go " and " back " . It's " two speed oscillation " . This system is only loaded on 4000 size . It is also " super slow oscillation " . |
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Line-trouble In Japan , some anglers say that Shimano's " super slow oscillation " makes many line-troubles . But I don't think so . I tested this reel for 6 hours . Although I tried " twitching " and " jerking " , it didn't make tangles on the level of this picture . |
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Bearings The last BB of 4BB is used on the end of pinion . But smaller size has BB on the right of main gear .The cause is that the smaller size cannot be use BB on the end of pinion . " 4BB " is fixed on this series . Although the effect of BB is higher on pinion than main gear , I wants BB on main gear for the larger 4000 . BB maybe only spec for Japanese manufactures . |
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Line gauge This is the gauge for adjusting the line level . It's a good ( my ? ) idea . |
| It is a good reel . But I have a question on its line-up . #4000 is too large . #C3000 and #2500 is too small . It is same to Daiwa's line-up . Moreover , #2500 and #C3000 is the same reel . The defference is only the depth of spool and capacity . This is same to Daiwa's new models too ! The " two-party system " is bad ! Especially in " fascism " Japan . |
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(2004/3/11)
SHIMANO