Shimano Metanium

So if you've been thinking about trying a higher end reel, this is a phenomenal choice. If you're a high-end guy and you wanted to know hey, are these...

Let me give you my final thoughts about this new 2020 Metanium Shimano. And bottom line, Ladies and gentlemen, this is one reel that you really need t...

Still, my favorite reel I purchased from over seas is a Shimano Metanium DC for a third of the cost new. Yes, its an older model but can hang with the most recent gear today. Good luck & tight lines.

I'd try a Shimano Metanium, but that's about it. Alot of those higher end reels are made of the latest and greatest plastic frame. Then if you watch Ebay you'll come to notice that there sure are alot of those high end reels up for auction. Then there's the aluminum gear carbon drag issue that the higher end Lew's suffer from, but then so did Shimano.

The best reels - Shimano Metanium series and Antares, Daiwa Steez and Zillion. As someone that owns some of these is the step up worth it? I’d say no, but they are definitely more fun to use and if it’s in you’re budget you might as well get one combo since you’ll always be wondering “what if” if you don’t.

Megabass, ISUZU Kogyo, Brightliver, Abu Garcia and most high end surf fishing brands (example: ZeeBaas) for an example. Avoid Shimano Metanium DC (micromodule gears don’t work well with Shimano’s duralinum alloy).

They tend to go buzzy and geary fairly quick, so you’ll probably have to switch them out for brass gears. Micro module and shimano’s aluminum alloy doesn’t work well together unfortunately. That’s the very reason the new 2020 Metanium has brass gears in it instead.

I like shimano reels. I have and had a Curado K, Curado DC, and bantam and just ordered the 2020 Metanium. I fish mainly for salmon and steelhead and all the reels I have used have been solid reels. They’re very smooth, drag is nice, cast far, and maintain all these features even after a whole year of use.