New JDM Shimano Reels

[offsidewing]

I was poking around the Shimano Japan website last night and it looks like most of the new reels are listed there now.  I'm excited about the New Scorpion 70 and the Metanium MGL so I was checking them out online.  It looks like the Shimano MGL, Scorpion 70, and Casitas all have a new SVS breaking system.  If I understand the context of the Google Translated description, it appears that all four brake blocks will be "on" and the external dial will be the primary adjustment. It also looks like the the Scorpion 70 is getting a new spool similar in design to the Metanium MGL.  Speaking of the Metanium MGL, while it is a 100 sized reel, the translation of the site suggests the spool is actually a 70 sized spool.  Both the Scorpion and MGL have the line capacity listed as 100 yards of 12 lb Nylon.  

Looks like my fishing budget for the year will be spent by March!

[Goose52]

If you haven't yet, you might want to check out the 54 posts in this recent thread: New Shimano Products 2016  It includes photos of the new reels as well...

[offsidewing]

Here's the Shimano Link

The Metanium MGL

Scorpion 70

Antares DC

Aldebaran BFS XG

Stile

[Bluebasser86]

Man I wish they had that Scorpion 70 in the XG right hand retrieve!

[Preytorien]

I sure like the Stile. Probably out of my price range though with another baby on the way

[fishballer06]

3 hours ago, Preytorien said:

I sure like the Stile. Probably out of my price range though with another baby on the way

Did you read up on it? It caught my eye at first as well, and then I saw it was a saltwater reel. 

[Preytorien]

2 hours ago, fishballer06 said:

Did you read up on it? It caught my eye at first as well, and then I saw it was a saltwater reel. 

Only as much as the JDM site allowed with Google Translate. Looks like a good reel though. All of their new reels look so impressive. I bought a Curado I and it's great.