The reel rotor is crucial for winding the line onto the spool, allowing for smooth operation and efficient performance. Experience effortless handling and superior performance with our rotor's exceptional lightness!
Experience the advanced design of Shimano's MGL Rotor, featuring an asymmetrical rotor structure that enhances lightness and improves operability. This innovation ensures an unprecedented level of sensitivity and effortless handling for an exceptional spinning reel experience.
Benefits of a Lightweight Rotor
The lighter the rotor, the lower its inertia. Inertia is the property of a moving object that resists changes to its motion. For instance, when a train suddenly accelerates, passengers tend to fall backward due to their body's inertia, which wants to keep them moving at the same speed as the train was before it started to accelerate. A rotor designed for exceptional lightness enhances performance by minimizing inertia, allowing for smooth and effortless handling.
The advantage of a lightweight rotor is that it allows the reel to start rotating easily with minimal effort, and it can also stop without much force. This design helps you notice the difference in resistance when you want to add more variety to your lure movements or execute delicate luring actions. Additionally, it enhances your ability to detect even the smallest bites from fish.
An asymmetrical rotor structure that defies common sense
In general, the line roller and bail return mechanism, which opens and closes the bail, are located on the same side of the reel. The rotor structure is symmetrical, with both sides having the same shape, ensuring balanced performance and efficiency during use.
Experience smooth rotation with our rotor for exceptional lightness. Enjoy effortless handling and superior performance! In Shimano's “MGL ROTOR,” the parts are arranged oppositely, creating an asymmetrical structure that challenges conventional design. This innovation reduces weight on the line roller side, resulting in an unprecedented level of light rotation.
The line roller has been optimized for weight reduction, while the bail is constructed from titanium for added durability. The carefully arranged rotor thickness ensures that the reel body remains robust without sacrificing performance. This design allows for smooth reeling with minimal effort, enhancing your overall fishing experience. You’ll also notice improved sensitivity, making it easier to detect subtle changes in the underwater current and those gentle fish bites. Enjoy the perfect combination of lightweight design and superior functionality.
Shimano Spinning Reels equipped with MGL Rotor
Experience smooth rotation with our rotor for exceptional lightness. Enjoy effortless handling and superior performance! Shimano's general-purpose spinning reels equipped with MGL ROTOR include the top-of-the-line models: the Vanquish, the TWINPOWER XD, and the VANFORD.
With its light rotational performance that combines flexibility with resilience, MGL ROTOR is particularly useful in a wide range of fishing situations where lightweight tackle is required and enhanced sensitivity is essential: squid jigging with the repeated action of jerking the lure, bass fishing with frequent rod action, and horse mackerel fishing on the shore or trout fishing in a managed fishing pond.

Our goal, effortless reeling.
Shimano's reel design concept aims for “eternally smooth reeling.” The result is HAGANE. Shimano honed its proprietary metal processing technologies with precision cold-forging technology and refined them over many years to develop reels that only Shimano could deliver.
Seize control with powerful reeling.
When the rod bends powerfully and you grip the handle knob to stop the target's escape, the reel's design ensures smooth power transfer, giving you the upper hand in the fight.
Shimano's INFINITYDRIVE eliminates those frustrating moments, ensuring powerful reeling even under high load. With this technology, you'll be able to land big fish that once seemed impossible to catch.
Revolutionary PROPULSION: The perfect balance of distance and tangle-free fishing.
Shimano's "PROPULSION" enhances this process by correcting the line's path, which minimizes tangles and enables impressive long-distance casting performance.
Achieving rust-resistant bearings for long-lasting performance.
The S A-RB bearings are specially treated to significantly enhance the corrosion resistance of their metal surfaces.