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New Shimano 2011 product sneak peek

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Introducing the new Shimano Cestus reel! This new reel takes its name from the ancient weapon called Cestus. These in essence, were the first “brass knuckles” used in ancient warfare. The Latin word caestus means “to strike”. The main use of the Cestus was in hand to hand combat during the Roman gladiatorial games where slaves were forced to battle each other to the death for the enjoyment of the crowd. This is the perfect name for our new reel designed to take the fight to the fish…and win.

We employed several of our latest features such as HEG, new Magnumlite II spool, cross carbon drag washer, Septon grips and some all new features. Every reel will be hand assembled and inspected by skilled workers in Japan. Daikoku Masamune offered some of his input in crafting some of the lightest and strongest gears ever put into a low profile reel. Masamune is one of the most popular Samurai sword makers in Japan. His knowledge of metals is unmatched when it comes to building precise instruments of death. Who better to ask when we searched to make a light and strong gear set to handle the rigors of fishing? Based on his input of materials we set new records for corrosion resistance in our salt spray testing.


The casting performance is unmatched. Even our famous DC reels have trouble matching the performance. The spool is one of the lightest we have ever created. Long casts to tailing redfish will be effortless. By use of careful porting and new EDM machining techniques, we were able to reduce the weight of the spool without sacrificing strength. I am sure everyone will be as impressed as I have been in field testing. We have incorporated a new VBS II (Variable Braking System) that has two stages of adjustment on each brake. The Cestus reels will come with ceramic ABEC 5 greaseless spool support bearings.


The frame will be made out of high grade aluminum for cost reasons. We employed the use of a 5-axis CNC machine to maintain tight tolerances and reduce uneeded material. The side plates will be made out of our new Ci4 carbon material for further weight reduction. Overall weight is TBA at a later time.


Aluminum-lithium titanium carbide alloy composite (Magnalite) is a new composite alloy that was developed for use as armor. It never really took off in the defense industry, but we found a use for it. The new high strength alloy is ultra lightweight and easily machinable. We are using this for the handle shank, drag star and several other components inside the reel. Magnalite has allowed us to further reduce the overall weight of the reel at a reduced cost. It might even stop bullets from those pesky pirates you might encounter on the water.


We are very excited about the new Cestus reel. The reel will be officially released at ICAST in July of 2010. At that time I will post pictures of the reel.


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Cool. I expect Shimano will be collecting some more awards hardware at ICAST this summer. If this one is anything like my new Core mag baitcaster, it'll be a featherlight and sweet-casting reel.

By the way, the Shimano Tour is returning to Kevin's on Saturday, April 17, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. This is a great chance to check out the current Shimano line, get some good buys and meet some of the top light-tackle pros like Captains Rick Murphy, Geoff Paige and Mike Holliday.

Kevin's Guns & Sporting Goods, a site and NFGFC sponsor, is located at 3350 Capital Circle NE, in Tallahassee, next to the Home Depot/Beall's shopping center. Phone is 850-386-5544

silverking wrote: If this one is anything like my new Core mag baitcaster, it'll be a featherlight and sweet-casting reel.

Bidness must be good.
J/K Capt. they are some really cool reels but a bit outta my price range.

silverking wrote: By the way, the Shimano Tour is returning to Kevin's on Saturday, April 17, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. This is a great chance to check out the current Shimano line, get some good buys and meet some of the top light-tackle pros like Captains Rick Murphy, Geoff Paige and Mike Holliday.

Kevin's Guns & Sporting Goods, a site and NFGFC sponsor, is located at 3350 Capital Circle NE, in Tallahassee, next to the Home Depot/Beall's shopping center. Phone is 850-386-5544

I didn't make it last year but I'm going to try and make it this year.

That, along with my Stellas and custom rods only end up in my hands. The clients have to "settle" for new Stradics and Terramars.

Good event at Kevins, it also is a great opportunity to talk to some pro's on rod and reel selection.

And let it be known that all the casting reels have a name that starts with C like Curado, Calcutta, Chronarch. All spinning reels start with S like Stradic, Stella, Spheros.

jsuber wrote:And let it be known that all the casting reels have a name that starts with C like Curado, Calcutta, Chronarch. All spinning reels start with S like Stradic, Stella, Spheros.

Never knew that, but glad I do now! I'm a Quantum fanboy, so I won't have to worry too much about it


And Looks like I'm missing the event at kevin's again this year. Can't wait to hear the stories and lessons learned!