Shimano Fighting Star Mechanism

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Shimano Fighting Star Mechanism

Post by Cagey » Wed Nov 12, 2014 3:09 pm

An older shimano with fightin' star...

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Re: Shimano Fighting Star Mechanism

Post by bemo » Wed Nov 12, 2014 8:17 pm

Wow! Thank you for posting this. I have a lot of great memories of the fighting star and the Black Magnum!! Is was my first baitcaster. I regretfully sold it for $10. Terrible decision!
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Re: Shimano Fighting Star Mechanism

Post by 389Maverick » Wed Nov 12, 2014 9:00 pm

Cagey wrote:I was wondering if any of you have any comments about Shimano's old fighting star mechanism reels?
All I know is that Black Magnum would look awesome on a 20$ rod.
Question is, would this combo endure the trials until electronic lures hit the market?
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Re: Shimano Fighting Star Mechanism

Post by Cagey » Wed Nov 12, 2014 11:23 pm

Shimano patented it.
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Re: Shimano Fighting Star Mechanism

Post by Cagey » Wed Nov 12, 2014 11:41 pm

I used the black magnums for decades and still even have one of these old reels on my flippin' rod today.
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Re: Shimano Fighting Star Mechanism

Post by Thor » Wed Nov 12, 2014 11:55 pm

Given the patent is 21 years old and the chinese have never seen a patent that couldn't be violated, why not have some company bring this feature back in a series of reels for a rock bottom price of say, $20.00? Should be an easy project to dovetail in with your bulletproof aluminum jon boat.
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Re: Shimano Fighting Star Mechanism

Post by Cagey » Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:42 am

Yep!
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Re: Shimano Fighting Star Mechanism

Post by 389Maverick » Thu Nov 13, 2014 5:17 am

Cagey wrote:
Thor wrote:Given the patent is 21 years old and the chinese have never seen a patent that couldn't be violated, why not have some company bring this feature back in a series of reels for a rock bottom price of say, $20.00? Should be an easy project to dovetail in with your bulletproof aluminum jon boat.
This is not a response. It is a save. Right now the above post could be deleted or edited. By my quoting it as I am now it can not be deleted and what I quote can not be edited by the person who posted the antagonistic jab above. I want this evidence to stay here so others can see for themselves who the aggressive antagonists are- a problem needing to be solved and it will be.

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Re: Shimano Fighting Star Mechanism

Post by rangerjoe » Thu Nov 13, 2014 6:14 am

Were these reels before or after the GT2000 series?
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