SHIMANO SPEEDMASTER

The Shimano SpeedMaster Surf XTD is a game-changer in surf fishing, combining cutting-edge technologies derived from premium surf reels with innovative design features for superior performance and durability.

Built with an ultra-rigid CI4+ Body, the SpeedMaster Surf XTD minimizes flex while offering a lightweight and robust foundation. This construction enhances the integration of the cold-forged Hagane Gear, ensuring long-lasting smoothness and durability even under extreme conditions.

Incorporating RigidCast technology, the reel withstands the impact of powerful casting forces by reducing spool wobbling and minimizing deflection of the main shaft and body during casting initiation. The result is enhanced casting distance and accuracy, crucial for surf anglers targeting distant fish.

SilentDrive technology further enhances the fishing experience by eliminating unnecessary noise and vibration during retrieval, ensuring a quieter and smoother reeling operation. This feature not only enhances comfort but also improves concentration on detecting bites.

With its feature-packed design, the Shimano SpeedMaster Surf XTD is engineered to meet the demands of serious surf anglers, enabling them to cast further and more accurately, ultimately enhancing their chances of success in pursuing target species from the surf.

PRODUCT FEATURES:

HAGANE

Hagane is a Shimano reel design concept created to withstand continual use and extreme abuse. Hagane is an innovation with built-in toughness and durability that works alongside Shimano's precision engineering. Hagane is for all anglers.

HAGANE GEAR 

With amazing strength and durability, the Hagane Gear is at the very heart of most Shimano reels. Shimano, through the application of state-of-the-art technologies, gives anglers the long-lasting smoothness and pleasure that is felt when anglers first use a reel, over and over again. No cutting work is applied to the teeth of the drive gear during fabrication, instead the entire surface is calculated in minute detail by special 3D-design and then formed by Shimano's cold-forging technology. The result is assured resilience. Hagane Gear is the fruit of Shimano's inexhaustible pursuit for durability — the strength and power of forged metal continues to represent the fundamental concept of Shimano reels.

RIDGIDCAST 

RigidCast technology is a design philosophy that balances the strength and lightness of the main shaft, rotor and body to withstand the impact of extreme casting force. RigidCast minimises the wobbling movement of the spool and the deflection of the main shaft and body during the initial moments of the cast. This design results in better line release timing while reducing the friction on the line leaving the spool to increase casting distance and accuracy.

SILENTDRIVE

SilentDrive technology benefits from a total redesign of all functional parts focused on the drive gear, worm shaft and other parts. The goal: remove unnecessary noise and vibration. In doing so, the overall tolerances are improved to a micron level, ultimately creating an overall quieter and smoother reel operation.

CI4+ 

Ci4 is a Shimano original material reinforced with carbon fibre that is lighter and has a higher strength than conventional resin material. Ci4+ is an advanced version of the original Ci4 material and is 2.5x more rigid than its predecessor. While improving lightness and rigidity, reel bodies and rotors built with Ci4+ are further reduced in size and weight.  

G-FREE BODY 

Technology has been developed to shift the reel's centre of gravity closer to the rod. By moving the centre of gravity closer to the angler’s hand, the G-Free Body helps to reduce fatigue and enhance casting comfort.

PARALELL BODY 

Designed to improve dynamic line flow from the reel to the first guide. On many reels the spool is aligned slightly upwards towards the rod blank, but reels with Parallel Body have the spool located at exactly 90° to the blank. The result: less line slapping on the blank as it travels towards the first guide during the cast, ultimately increasing performance.

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