New Aldebaran and Metanium DC small pics and specs

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Re: New Aldebaran and Metanium DC small pics and specs

Post by phatbass » Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:11 am

fishingandfords wrote:First move is to ditch the knobs on the met dc but others then a fiber Handle its a lot sexier then the 2 tone model
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Re: New Aldebaran and Metanium DC small pics and specs

Post by MTBF » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:03 am

Going to have to try that Aldebaran 50HG, February can't come sooner! Thanks for the photo's guys nice to see more when you can find them!
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Re: New Aldebaran and Metanium DC small pics and specs

Post by metanium » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:46 am

MTBF wrote:Going to have to try that Aldebaran 50HG, February can't come sooner! Thanks for the photo's guys nice to see more when you can find them!
Totally agree. A 50HG will be my next purchase, looking forward to February.
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Re: New Aldebaran and Metanium DC small pics and specs

Post by bassninja » Thu Jan 22, 2015 7:17 am

triple_illusion wrote:i don't doubt the performance, but am i the only one who thinks the designers are losing their edge? these look super funky to me, im staying old school for now... 8-)
I might have to agree with you on that one. Core 50 and Aldebaran Mg were the sexiest looking reels Shimano ever made, in my eyes at least.
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Re: New Aldebaran and Metanium DC small pics and specs

Post by cndbasshunter » Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:06 pm

Bam!!!

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Re: New Aldebaran and Metanium DC small pics and specs

Post by Bootytrain » Thu Jan 22, 2015 1:56 pm

The Metanium DC is even more bada$$ in all silver!
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Re: New Aldebaran and Metanium DC small pics and specs

Post by tywithay » Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:19 pm

Bootytrain wrote:The Metanium DC is even more bada$$ in all silver!
Bingo. Thing looks mean.
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Post by Bootytrain » Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:21 pm

cndbasshunter wrote:Bam!!!

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Where are these pics from?
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Post by MondayMonkey » Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:21 pm

Not a fan of the Conquest style knobs and caps but I'm a fan of everything else lol
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Re: New Aldebaran and Metanium DC small pics and specs

Post by phatbass » Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:29 pm

Bootytrain wrote:
cndbasshunter wrote:Bam!!!

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Where are these pics from?
that met dc looks sweet
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Post by tywithay » Thu Jan 22, 2015 4:05 pm

Wonder if you can buy just the top plate and replace it on the Metanium?
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Re: New Aldebaran and Metanium DC small pics and specs

Post by Bass1980 » Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:05 pm

The Aldebaran looks cooler and cooler with every new picture. =D>
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Re: New Aldebaran and Metanium DC small pics and specs

Post by facelessnewsouth » Fri Jan 23, 2015 6:35 am

cndbasshunter wrote:Bam!!!

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$#!%, now I'm gonna have to buy a new aldebaran.... :roll:
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Re: New Aldebaran and Metanium DC small pics and specs

Post by fishingandfords » Fri Jan 23, 2015 6:52 am

tywithay wrote:Wonder if you can buy just the top plate and replace it on the Metanium?

The hood is part of the frame
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Re: New Aldebaran and Metanium DC small pics and specs

Post by Bassfan22 » Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:04 am

I'm going to wait for the US Aldebaran (Core) to see if it has red like the previous model. Already pre-order the DC.
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