Stunning engineering, lightweight design
Get a slick and powerful combo with the
Shimano Vanford 4000 XG Lunamis S80M Softbait Spin Combo. The Shimano Vanford 4000 XG Spinning Reel features increased gearing efficiency and power, providing you with a smooth and effortless action. It's paired up with the all-new Shimano Lunamis S80M Softbait Spin Rod, designed to provide great strength and sensitivity. Gear up and get ready to do some serious fishing!
The Reel
The new
Shimano Vanford 4000 XG Spinning Reel is designed to become the ultimate finesse fishing reel with a super-fast start up. Replacing the iconic Stradic Ci4+, this reel is equipped with a range of technology upgrades that sets the Vanford apart. Still drawing upon a lightweight Ci4+ body construction, the new MGL rotor makes the reel 48% lighter to turn when compared to a standard rotor design.
Micromodule Gear II and Silent Drive is featured in the new Vanford and the Hagane Gear has been upgraded for added strength. X-Protect provides high-level water resistance without sacrificing light gear and rotor rotation. This has increased the durability of the Vanford's roller clutch and line roller to an IPX8 standard. By incorporating the new Long Stroke Spool design, casting performance has also been improved.
Micromodule II: light and smooth reeling
Micromodule gear II has evolved with the most advanced tooth surface design to create the ideal gear tooth shape. This reduces noise and creates smooth reeling.
MGL Rotor: ultra light friction-free rotation
The redesigned Mangnumlite Rotor delivers ultra light, almost friction-free rotation, enabling you to control the retrieve with ultimate precision and sensitivity. Lures become even more animated when using the MGL Rotor reel, and the ultra light experience lets you feel every movement of the lure, the bottom and ultimately the strike of the fish, no matter how slight it is.
Hagane Gear: upgraded and more robust gearing
Hagane Gear has become the cornerstone of many of Shimano's finest spinning reels. With Shimano's own precision cold forging technology, the new Vanford has improved gear durability and is equipped with a newly designed Hagane gear with equivalent strength to the upper model.
X-Ship: highly rigid body design
X-Ship stands for extra, smooth and high power. By supporting the pinion gear on both ends with SA-RB bearings and introducing a bigger drive gear, Shimano increased gearing efficiency and higher power. This results in a fishing reel with ultra-light handle rotation for less effort, even under heavy loads.
X-Protect: superior saltwater resistance
By combining the internal water repellent and the labyrith structure, it achieves performance that can repel water without losing the lightness of rotation. This features in the line roller section and the roller clutch assembly (anti-reverse). As a result, the durability of the line roller has been improved more than five times.
Silent Drive: seamless gear engagement
From the fundamental, whole body design to the most intricate parts of the drive train, including the drive hear, wormshaft, wormshaft pin and wormshaft hear, every piece has veen carefully reviewed, and the smallest clearance gaps and wobbles have been eliminated to the highest tolerances.
Ci4+ Body: the advantages of metal without the weight
Ci4+ is a material created by the interfusion of carbon and polyamide. The upshot is a reel whose precision inner workings are housed within a protective shell with all the performance advantages of metal, but weighing less and therefore reducing arm fatigue whilst increasing feel and balance through the rod.
The Rod
Direct from Shimano JDM range, the new
Shimano Lunamis S80M Spinning Rod is specifically developed to target Hapuku. This high-end rod is a concentrate of Shimano’s latest technologies: an ultimate level of lightweight and sensitivity is reached thanks to Spiral X Core blank, Carbon Monocoque handle, Ci4+ Perfection reel seat and a combination of Shimano X Guide and Fuji Titanium SiC guides.
Spiral X Core
Spiral X core uses carbon infinity tape wrapped in opposing directions up the inside and outside of the blank. The carbon infinity tape utilises Toray Nano Alloy technology to increase torsional and structural rigidity by 10-15 without adding extra weight to the blank.
Hi-Power X
In Hi-Power X construction, the blank's outermost layer is diagonally wrapped with carbon tape, which forms an array of "X" shapes. The width of the tape, its winding angle and the part of the rod being wrapped are fine-tuned according to the target fish species. The flexibility allows Shimano to adjust these wraps during construction for precise actions, enhanced overall strength and added twist resistance. In short, Hi-Power X construction delivers sharp and crisp rod control by the angler.
Nano Pitch
Shimano uses a manufacturing method that wraps the moulding tape used in the process of baking blanks at an extremely fine pitch. Since the blanks are tightened with more uniform pressure, the roundness is increased, which greatly contributes to higher strength.
Carbon Monocoque
The Carbon Monocoque is an integrated hollow rear grip that is made from carbon. This advanced design removes the need for other materials to be wrapped on to the blank, is extremely lightweight, and offers excellent transfer of vibration from the blank to the hand. When compared with existing grips, the Carbon Monocoque is up to 10g lighter and increases sensitivity by up to 130%, enabling you to feel every vibration of a lure and the exact moment a fish attacks. Extensive testing has delivered excellent results producing outstanding performance, and the Carbon Monogrip design gives Shimano more options to develop much more sensitive rods for many other fishing disciplines.
CI4+ Prefection Seat XT
Impoved ergonomic and lightweight Ci4+ reel seat for the best comfort and grip during fishing action.
Shimano Vanford 4000 XG Spinning Reel Features:
- Hagane Gear
- AR-C Spool
- CI4+
- G-Free Body
- Long Stroke Spool
- Micromodule II
- X-Protect
- X-Ship
- Silentdrive
- MGL Rotor
Shimano Vanford 4000 XG Spinning Reel Specifications:
- Retrieve Per Crank: 101 cm
- Bearings: 7+1
- Max Drag: 11kg
- Mono Capacity: 6 kg / 160 m
- Drag Type: Cross Carbon
- Weight: 215 g
- PowerPro Capacity: 15 lbs / 270 yds
- Gear Ratio: 6.2:1
Shimano Lunamis S80M Spinning Rod Features:
- Rod Type: SW Inshore Spinning
- Grip: Carbon Monocoque
- Blank Material: Spiral X Core + Hi Power X + Nano Pitch + Muscle Carbon
- Reel Seat: Shimano CI4+
- Guide Type: Shimano / Fuji Titanium X Guide / Fuji Titanium SIC (Tip Section)
Shimano Lunamis S80M Spinning Rod Specifications:
- Length: 8ft
- Pieces: 2
- Number of Guides: 8
- Line Weight: PE 0.8-2
- Lure Weight: 7-35g
