Twinpower Power Change

The time has come again for me to part ways with another one of my trusty Shimano Twinpower. We've had some fairly good run of hauling Spanish Macks and GTs with this reel without breaking a sweat.

To ensure a proper and smooth power change, a thorough strip down check and service will be needed for it to be in its tip top condition for the enjoyment of the new owner. On top of that, this reel's been pimped up with some Stella bits and fully decked out with hybrid ceramic bearings.

All exposed for visual and fitment checks.

Drags were in excellent condition. Just need a clean up and new coat of fresh drag grease application. All other fitment were tight with little to no free play. Some bearings were starting to run a little light and needs new grease packing. One way bearing were also in excellent condition with consistent stopping power with zero creep.

Bearings are all in excellent condition. Old grease removed to be packed in with fresh new marine grease for longevity and peace of mind from rust and corrosion. Main & pinion gears are in excellent condition without any signs of premature wear or tear. Impressive, given that I've fished quite hard with this reel battling drag peeling macks and school GTs.

As usual, line roller's dried up from plenty of speedy rolling action. Bearings' in excellent condition with no signs of rust nor corrosion. A clean up and marine grease packing is in order.

Cleaned up line roller, marine grease packed and ready for reassembly.

Tight as ever. Ready for the enjoyment of the new owner.

An excellent value reel as it's got plenty of trickle down goodies from the 2008 Stella. On most occasion, I noticed that the Twinpower generally has less teething or reliability issues compared to the Stellas.

As of this post, Shimano's started to showcase the 2015 Twinpower model on their Japanese website in preparation for the debut at the Japan Fishing Festival 2015. It's got plenty of trickle down goodies from both 2013 SW / 2014 FI Stellas and some fancy new stronger alloy material tech termed 'Hagane'. Indicative pricing show's that they are maintaining the same retail price as the old model. Can't wait to get my hands on the new model.