Where are the shimanos?

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Re: Where are the shimanos?

Post by Bootytrain » Fri May 15, 2015 4:09 am

Some quick things about the Aldebaran BFS XG Limited..
Comes in a slick black box with red foil lettering
Comes with 2 types of oil, not sure what the difference is between the 2?
Spare brake blocks, red and white
Weighed in at 4.9 oz
The spool weighed in at 9 grams (thought it would be lighter)
The reel is SICK... jet black with a shiny gloss finish.
and wait for it...

THE LIMITED SPOOL FITS THE REGULAR BFS XG 8-)
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Re: Where are the shimanos?

Post by IAY » Fri May 15, 2015 5:15 am

You need to swap the handles and knob, or get another pair for your BFS XG limited. Beautiful stuff =D>
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Re: Where are the shimanos?

Post by the hooligan » Fri May 15, 2015 10:35 pm

Surprised the spool isn't lighter, a little disappointing...
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Re: Where are the shimanos?

Post by IAY » Fri May 15, 2015 11:13 pm

The spool weight is with the SVS block right? Can't you swap that for a Avail 4 point block?
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Re: Where are the shimanos?

Post by Bootytrain » Fri May 15, 2015 11:25 pm

Yeah its the whole spool straight out of the reel. I'm not too worried about the weight of the spool until I get it out on the water and see how it performs. I doubt shimano would bother releasing this unless there was a gain over the standard BFS.
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Re: Where are the shimanos?

Post by the hooligan » Sat May 16, 2015 2:06 am

IAY wrote:The spool weight is with the SVS block right? Can't you swap that for a Avail 4 point block?
Forgot about the brake block. They weigh 1 gram so its closer to an 8gram spool. Not bad.

The ktf spool without bearing and block is 6.2grams. So performance should be pretty similar :big grin:
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Re: Where are the shimanos?

Post by Bootytrain » Sat May 16, 2015 3:42 am

the hooligan wrote:
IAY wrote:The spool weight is with the SVS block right? Can't you swap that for a Avail 4 point block?
Forgot about the brake block. They weigh 1 gram so its closer to an 8gram spool. Not bad.

The ktf spool without bearing and block is 6.2grams. So performance should be pretty similar :big grin:
I wish I had 2 of the same BFS rods so I can test it side by side with the LTZ and the regular BFS
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Re: Where are the shimanos?

Post by IAY » Sat May 16, 2015 4:40 am

I feel like I need a 51 sized BFS in my life :-k
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Re: Where are the shimanos?

Post by BARRAMANIAC » Sat May 16, 2015 7:52 am

Haven't seen any picks of a 2015 twinpower yet. Has anyone got one?
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Re: Where are the shimanos?

Post by the hooligan » Sat May 16, 2015 8:27 am

IAY wrote:I feel like I need a 51 sized BFS in my life :-k
Yes you do :)
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Re: Where are the shimanos?

Post by João Miguel Oliveira » Sun May 17, 2015 5:56 am

Bootytrain wrote:Aldebaran BFS XG Limited
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Mine is on it's way

Can't wait t'ill I get it in my hands
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Re: Where are the shimanos?

Post by Bootytrain » Sun May 17, 2015 7:37 am

Got to fish it for a few min today, throwing a 3.5 gram ul minnow. Getting long distance with over head casts and underhand pitches. 3-4 brakes on. Impressions tell me this will outcast the Revo LTZ, and definitely the regular BFS XG. The slick 4lb mono I was using was getting between the spool and frame on a few casts, the same thing happened with the regular XG at first. Overall very pleased.
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Re: Where are the shimanos?

Post by flyfishy » Mon May 18, 2015 4:47 pm

Nice review bootytrain. Was just thinking of removing the spool on the bearing on my ktf spool so it will run on a single 730 and 1030(micro bearing) not sure it it will work. It seems to spin and crank fine without that bearing on the spool shaft.
Havent got to casting n retrieving this combination yet.

Waiting for hooligan to have his so he can do a direct comparison with the regular BFS XG outfitted with a KTF spool before i pull the trigger.
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Re: Where are the shimanos?

Post by the hooligan » Mon May 18, 2015 10:40 pm

flyfishy wrote:Nice review bootytrain. Was just thinking of removing the spool on the bearing on my ktf spool so it will run on a single 730 and 1030(micro bearing) not sure it it will work. It seems to spin and crank fine without that bearing on the spool shaft.
Havent got to casting n retrieving this combination yet.

Waiting for hooligan to have his so he can do a direct comparison with the regular BFS XG outfitted with a KTF spool before i pull the trigger.
Mine will be here today :big grin:

Im pretty sure its going to be very similar performance between my ktf xg and limited. Since they got rid of the spool mounted bearing, i would prefer a pair of 1030's instead of 730's though...
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Re: Where are the shimanos?

Post by the hooligan » Tue May 19, 2015 1:59 am

JLS hooked it up with some fish arrow's

Will be testing these two out today....

Hedgehog air's, red avail screw set, zpi handle, knobs, bearings. Might throw a red avail side cover on...

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