Since Fishing Festival 2021 starts, lots of fishing brands in Japan has announced new products – and SHIMANO is the same.
Today we introduce you new baitcasters from SHIMANO releasing in 2021. If you are looking for new SHIMANO spinning reels please refer to our previous article: SHIMANO New Releasing Spinning Reel – Fishing Festival 2021.
GRAPPLER 150HG / 151HG
Middle class overhead jigging reel is now downsized with fall lever.
Body size is lowprofile 150, which you can set PE#0.8-400m / #1-330 and fits into your hand really nicely. Palming is very easy on the reel, so you will hold this reel much stronger.
This reel now has fall lever, which you can easily control fall speed of your jigs.
But SHIMANO staff says in movie – this reel has incredible retrieving power, even against strong fish.
Gear ratio only has speed gear 7.8, which you can wind up maximum 78cm by one handle-rotation, which you can control your speed easy from slow jigging to high pitch jerking.
New 21 GRAPPLER 150HG/151HG is releasing on May 2021.
21 CALCUTTA CONQUEST
This year at 2021 – CALCUTTA CONQUEST has been renewed.
Specwise, this reel could be extra smooth with strong reeling – because of new feature Infinity Drive, which makes extra smoothness and reeling power, and Micromodule Gear – SHIMANO’s original extra smooth gear with micro size teeth.
Palming can also be easier than previous 14 CALCUTTA CQ as the spool height is made lower.
Magnum Light Spool III and S3D Spool creates great castability, and SVS Infinity brake system reduces line trouble, as less as possible.
Tough, strong and extra smooth – new 21 CALCUTTA CONQUEST is very exciting overhead reel in this 2021.
100/100HG is releasing at March 2021, 200/200HG is at April 2021, 101/101HG is at May 2021 and 201/201HG is at June.
21 ANTARES DC
High end baitcasting reel from SHIMANO has renewed in this year.
As of the name DC – Digital Controlled brake system is featured so you can expect greater cast distance, and also MGL – Magnum Light Spool III is featured as well, so cast distance can be expected even more than ever.
4 x 8 DC brake system has also been renewed as SHIMANO Official says, so the CPU can control more delicately, so that you won’t have line troubles when casting.
And fortunately, this new 21 ANTARES DC is saltwater compatible.
Right Handed model is releasing at March 2021, and Left Handed model is at May 2021.
21 Scorpion DC
“Buttobi (=surprisingly long casting)” Scorpion is back. Middle class baitcasting reel from SHIMANO – Scorpion now has I-DC5 brake system, which lots of people give positive impression for long casting.
Micromodule Gear is installed, which as SHIMANO’s professional angler Hajime Murata says, a special gear from SHIMANO has small teeth and it gives you strong reeling power.
21 Scorpion MD
Here is new affordable baitcasting reel from SHIMANO – 21 Scorpion MD.
This is a big lowprofile baitcasting reel which has Φ43mm, such a huge spool interestingly, and SHIMANO says, this could make great cast distance and could also gain reeling speeds.
Magnum Light Spool is also featured, therefore cast feeling is very smooth despite its big body.
This is saltwater compatible therefore you can even use for bigger fish at saltwater.
Right Handed model is releasing at May 2021, and Left Handed is at June 2021.
SLX BFS
Do you remember “SLX DC Shock”? – Very low price reel has featured with DC brake and that prevented line trouble very much on casting.
Now SHIMANO’s low price baitcasting reel SLX has BFS – Bait Finesse Special.
FTB – Finesse Tune Brake System is a SHIMANO’s new brake system especially customized for bait finesse game, which is to achive great castability even with less than 5g rigs.
Left Handed model is releasing at April 2021, and Right Handed model is at June 2021.
I know here are plenty of reels you may be interested in.
Can’t wait to touch them and check the feeling!
