Product Description
Designed for serious surf casters, the Ultegra XTD Surf reels provide consistent long-casting performance and Super Slow Oscillation (14000) / Slow Oscillation (5500) for precision line lay. Plus, these reels feature Shimano X-Ship for improved gear durability even under the heaviest loads.X-Ship provides improved gear durability. By supporting the pinion gear on both ends with bearings, the pinion gear maintains precise alignment with drive gear. this allows the gears to stay in the same position under the heaviest loads. The added benefit of X-Ship technology is that friction between the spool shaft and gear are eliminated. This further benefits anglers with enhanced casting performance and casting distance of lighter lures.
G-Free Body technology has been developed to shift the reel's center of gravity closer to the rod. By moving the center of gravity closer to the angler's hand, the G-Free Body helps to reduce fatigue and enhance casting comfort.
Parallel Body is designed to improve dynamic line flow from the reel to the first guide. On many reels the spool is aligned slightly upwards towards the rod blank, but reels with Parallel Body have the spool located at exactly 90 degree to the blank. The result: less line slapping on the blank as it travels towards the first guide during cast, ultimately increasing performance.
The spool has a special spool ring shape. This creates a rectifying effect on the line and realizes both suppression of line trouble and long casting performance.
Instant Drag allows the drag setting to be switched from free spool to a 'fight' setting by tightening the Instant Drag lever on the front o the spool in only a few turns.
GEAR RATIO - 5.3
MAX DRAG (LB) - 33
WEIGHT (OZ) - 17.3
MONO LINE CAPACITY (LB-YD) - 10-425, 12-315, 16.230
LINE RETRIEVE PER CRANK (IN) - 41
BALL BEARINGS - 4/1
