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.
※The image shows a diagram supported by a special low-friction bushing.
At the heart of a spinning reel lies the main shaft, a rod-like component visible when you remove the spool. This crucial part supports the spool and ensures the reel's smooth operation.
In traditional designs, the main shaft rubs against the pinion gear, causing friction. This friction dissipates the winding force, hindering efficient power transfer to the reel and leading to a loss of power.
The "INFINITYDRIVE " structure is an advanced structure that enables exceptionally light winding.
The main shaft, which had previously been supported by the pinion gear, is now supported by a unique low-friction bushing or an optimized pinion gear support section that significantly decreases frictional resistance.
In addition, the main shaft has undergone a proprietary surface treatment and special processing to drastically reduce rotational torque, constructing a reel that can actively wind even under heavy loads.
In the heat of battle with a massive fish, the angler will always dominate, maintaining control and never surrendering the advantage to the fish.
The "INFINITYDRIVE " structure is an advanced structure that enables exceptionally light winding.
The main shaft, which had previously been supported by the pinion gear, is now supported by a unique low-friction bushing or an optimized pinion gear support section that significantly decreases frictional resistance.
In addition, the main shaft has undergone a proprietary surface treatment and special processing to drastically reduce rotational torque, constructing a reel that can actively wind even under heavy loads.
In the heat of battle with a massive fish, the angler will always dominate, maintaining control and never surrendering the advantage to the fish.
X-SHIP, much like INFINITYDRIVE, is a gear system designed to maximise the reel's winding efficiency
With the addition of X-SHIP, the drive gear's diameter was increased, the layout of the pinion and drive gears was optimised, and a structure supporting both ends of the pinion gear with two bearings was adopted. This results in a strong gear mesh and smooth reeling, even under heavy load.
Combining INFINITYDRIVE and X-SHIP creates a powerful synergy, making reeling smoother than ever. Anglers will especially appreciate this when battling large fish or using lures with high pulling resistance.
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.
The line is meticulously wound around the spool, ensuring a tight and organized configuration that greatly minimizes line release resistance. This refinement enhances the casting experience, enables smooth line retrieval, and heightens sensitivity during the fall, allowing for more precise control and responsiveness.
INFINITYXROSS distributes the load across a wider area of the gear tooth surface, resulting in exceptional durability.
Every angler has faced line trouble at some point. Shimano's "ANTI-TWIST FIN" tackles this issue by suppressing line slack, reducing the chances of the line dropping out of the lower part of the spool or wrapping around the spool while twisted.