SHIMANO ROD TECHNOLOGY

ROD TECHNOLOGY
Shimano’s comprehensive range of rods and poles offer something for each and every angling discipline and represent the very best in experience, technology and manufacturing excellence. Now as technologically advanced and widely accepted as our reels, teaming them up creates the perfect combination. Well balanced, precise and so comfortable in use, they feel like an extension of your arm. Just add water, a Shimano reel and line for the ultimate angling experience.	GUIDES Shimano rod guides are some of the best in the business. Anodised, high tensile steel outer frames incorporate large diameter low profile liners to maximise casting performance yet retain the natural action of the blank. HARDLITE GUIDES Combining lightweight yet robust anodised steel frames with Aluminium Oxide liners, Shimano’s Hardlite (SiH) guides offer the ideal combination of strength and performance without compromise. SILICIUM GUIDES Produced using some of the strongest materials available, Shimano Silicium (SiC) guides are incredibly light, ensuring minimal friction for perfect casting, presentation and of course, fish playing.
	SHIMANO DYNAMIC RESPONSE (SDR) Shimano's unique SDR construction process eliminates any spine forming during manufacture, meaning the action of the blank is always consistent regardless is bending. Shimano Dynamic Response keeps you in touch with turn a fish makes, increasing sensitivity and responsive also improves the blank’s recovery speed for a crisper lightning fast bites demand an instant response. THROUGH THE BUTT CONSTRUCTION This feature guarantees a full, uninterrupted blank action from tip to butt with no cheap & heavy glass composite inserts hidden under the handle! Through the Butt Construction produces a much stronger, lighter butt section that transmits casting & playing power more responsively. Improved handling and enhanced action equates to better control and more fish in the net. Shimano rods will deliver that promise throughout the range, whatever your level.
REEL SEATS Shimano reel seats are specifically designed for many of our float and feeder rods. Incredibly light and robust, they hold a reel securely in the perfect position and you can be 100% confident the reel will stay right where it’s supposed to in the heat of battle. Shimano’s unique ergonomic reel seat graces several models, taking reel seat technology to new levels of excellence with a stylish, tactile grip offering all season comfort. SLIP'n'GRIP The slide’n’grip reel seat offers exceptional flexibility and is exclusive to selected models from Shimano’s Surf, Carp, and Feeder rod ranges. The seat, constructed from a tough XT7 graphite composite, features an internal double locking system to ensure maximum grip. The slide’n’grip reel seat also features two adjustable hoods for ultra fine adjustment and an integral trigger grip.
ROD CONSTRUCTION
XT300 LRC (LOW RESIN CONTENT) CARBON Highly advanced carbon fibre technology. Stiff and light due to a decrease of 20% resin content yet strong enough for heavy-duty use. TCURVE The unique Shimano Tcurve process combines special graphite cloth with a revolutionary resin formula and manufacturing technique. The three-ply weave undergoes a clinical curing process to produce a unique ‘Dynamic’ blank with massive pressure thresholds. Unlike others, Tcurve resin molecules retain elasticity after the manufacturing process. The outcome is 20-40% more compression resistance than regular carbon, meaning any Shimano rod bearing the Tcurve logo packs significant hidden power reserves, perfect for specimen and commercial carping applications. TDIAFLASH TDiaflash is a blend of Tcurve and our much loved Diaflash construction that creates one of the lightest, most resilient blanks currently on the market. HYPERLOOP This remarkable breakthrough in composite carbon fibre blank technology has enabled Shimano to build top performing products at entry-level prices. Hyperloop rods are some of the lightest, stiffest and most durable in their price category. DOUBLE RING CONSTRUCTION (DRC) The Double Ring Construction manufacturing process is the most efficient way of producing blanks. An inner paper-thin ply of light carbon is rolled at 90° to the rod blank onto which the main section is added. The final part of the process sees yet another 90° ply of thin external carbon rolled onto the blank to optimise its structure and create a rod with unbelievable performance. OVAL BLANK Oval blank is a revolution in rod design. A thicker profile on the front axis delivers a more powerful casting action with less resistance, whilst a thinner profile on the side axis delivers a softer anti-lock action. This provides the best of both worlds – a casting and fish playing rod in one. Built without compromise, Oval Blank features on all rods in the Aero Cast range.

POWER AND CONTROL

By introducing the Master Concept, Shimano is offering a wide array of rods, covering a multitude of fishing techniques and budgets. Each “master” has its’ own unique characteristics but all represent the very best in their relevant price categories.

Extreme Strength with Lightness
Shimano Speedmaster rods and poles combine extreme strength with lightness.

Superior Strength - No Escape!
Shimano Beastmaster rods & poles
have superior strength.

Fish Playing Made Easy
Shimano Forcemaster rods combine
strength & performance with
unbeatable value for money.

BIOFIBRE
Biofibre is ‘state of the art’ in terms of rod construction and is 4 times stronger than any other carbon material. It involves the random distribution of ‘non woven’ biofibres and mid-short fibres that don’t cross each other, but ‘float’ in an elastomeric (synthetic rubber) resin to reinforce the carbon fibres in all directions. This process produces amazing strength ensuring rods constructed using the Biofibre process are incredibly strong and durable. Because of the significant increase in strength, you would naturally assume that weight has been sacrificed to achieve this remarkable level of durability. You’ll therefore be even more surprised to learn that Biofibre is 2.4 times lighter than the lightest carbon fibre.

FINE CRYSTAL CARBON
Virtually unbreakable under normal use, Forcemaster rods are built using a unique carbon fibre known as Fine Crystal Carbon. Fine Crystal Carbon has a more compact structure than other carbons resulting in increased resilience.