Shimano Heavy Duty Fishing Reels For Sale At the Fishing Tackle Shop
Shimano was one of the first reel manufacturers to increase the power, strength and refinement of large, heavy-duty spinning reels. With spinning reels now happily tackling marlin, sharks and the likes of big yellowfin tuna, you’d be excused for thinking that Shimano has focussed on size and muscle alone.
That couldn’t be further from the truth. The Shimano Heavy Duty Spinning Reels for saltwater fishing stand loaded with the most advanced technologies in the Shimano stables. Power meets precision engineering, with lightweight construction materials and innovative design.
Braun, refinement and durability are delivered in equal parts, giving big fish anglers weaponised spinning reels that are a joy to use against the ocean's largest predatory fish.
At the fishing tackle shop, we have an outstanding range of Shimano’s biggest and most powerful saltwater spinning reels for sale. We stock the most affordable to the flagship, and everything in between.
Whatever your budget, the fishing tackle shop provides you access to Shimano Heavy Duty Spinning Reels. The biggest Saltwater fish in the ocean demands the most advanced large spinning reels.
Shimano Saltwater Fishing Reels for Beach Rock & Offshore Boat
When you fish the beach, ocean rocks and outside the heads in the blue water, usually you’ll demand a larger class of spinning reel to get the job done.
Shimano has long recognised that each of these applications put different demands on saltwater spinning reels and the angler. Shimano design refines and equips their big spinning reels to cover the nuances of each application.
For example, Shimano’s famous bait runner system is available on a few models, ensuring the live bait and dead bait angler have options.
There are long cast applications for the beach and rock anglers who need to hurl big baits long distances. Technologies such as AR-C spools and Aerowrap II technology are included with the long cast spools to cover such applications.
All big fish spin anglers demand serious reel strength. Shimano heavy duty spinning reels deliver with technologies such as Hagane gears and bodies, ensuring phenomenal strength and rigidity provide all available power to the crank – essential when battling the biggest of blue water GT’s.
For the ultimate in BIG Shimano, of course, you go for the Stella when budgets permit. The Stella is a showcase of all Shimano’s cutting edge technologies, and the first choice for anglers chasing black marlin on spin gear.
Even some entry-level models include features such as multiple stainless shielded bearings, AR-C spools and generous line capacities with powerful drags.
Every Shimano in between price points from the cheapest to the most expensive model will offer features sure enhance certain aspects of your particular saltwater fishing application. It doesn’t matter about your budget, with the fishing tackle shop, every angler has access to a big, Shimano heavy duty spinning reels.
Large Heavy Duty Shimano Spin Reel (Size Guide)
Shimano 5000 Size Reels for Sale
The 5000 size Shimano gets a mention in the big reel category because it straddles the medium and large reel designation. This size is the go-to workhorse for so many anglers and performs well from the banks, beaches boasts and rocks.
The 5000 is perfect for big inshore fish such as the biggest of mangrove jack, trevally, barra and Murray cod. The inshore is covered, but the 5000 will be more than capable of light offshore sports fishing styles.
If spooled with around 10 kilo line, a 5000 reel matches well to rods 6 to 10 (plus) feet. You’ll tackle everything from big mulloway to big snapper on the reef. The 5000 is the perfect allrounder but in its element cast from the beach against big Aussie salmon and greenback tailor.
Drop down to 4-8 kilo line class, and you can chase whiting and bream, knowing you have the power to engage with larger fish should they take your bait.
Shimano 6000 to 8000 Size Reels for Sale
At this point in the size scale, you’re getting pretty serious about big fish, and this is where spool capacities and drag power and technology become the big players. You're now in a line class of 8 to 15kg. Drag capacities are ranging from 12kg to 25kg depending on the model, and spool capacities a starting at few hundred yards of 30-pound braid plus.
Rod length is now thrown way open and will depend entirely on location and target. A short as 7 foot for the boat and up to 14 foot for the beach and rocks.
So what are you chasing? You’re chasing mulloway from the beach and rocks. You're hitting the rocks for big groper, and all the surface feeders, from mackerel and trevally to cobia and kingfish. You’re chasing the same species offshore also, with the addition of mackerel and mahi-mahi (dolphin fish). However, you’re also bouncing the bottom for large reef species including the biggest of snapper.
With the 6000 to 8000, the beauty is that you can still go down quite several line classes and tackle a smaller level of fish in the above locations without overkill or compromising balance.
A 6000 to 8000 Shimano spin reel is an excellent medium to larger fishing reel that has a comprehensive range of applications covered, from live baiting to casting huge poppers, while you’re still able to hook a live worm to a number 2 long shank and hunt elbow slappers on the beach.
Shimano has reduced the size and bulk of spin big reels so much, that fatigue is reduced, and you never feel like you are holding a reel that’s too big.
Shimano 10000 to 30000 Size Reels for Sale
These are big spin reels, and your intentions a clear. Fishing reels of this size are intended for hard fighting beach, rock and offshore pelagic or game species. You’ll be chasing everything from huge kingfish, samson fish, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna, marlin, sailfish the biggest GT’s, sharks and so much more.
You can cast, troll or bounce the bottom and they’re ideal for land-based game angling as they are perfect for throwing the biggest of hard body lures and metal slugs decent distances from the ocean rocks.
The specs on these Shimano monsters are very impressive. They have to be; they’re stopping our oceans largest of fish species.
Shimano Heavy Duty Spinning Reels Summary
Sometimes there’s no substitute for big and powerful. Moreover, Shimano is masters at delivering refinement and extreme durability to their big and powerful saltwater spinning reels. If you want to chase the biggest fish in the ocean and come out on top, you need a large heavy duty Shimano spin reel. For sale now, here at the fishing tackle shop.
