spooling a new Shimani Ci4

by **stenno** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:54 pm

Hi evertone I am new to the forum and are from Invercargill in the south island of New Zealand

I have just purchased a new Shimano Ci4 stradic reel and are about to put line onto it.

The spool lip design is different to the other Shimano reels I have owned, what I need to know is how much do you fill the spool? Right to almost the top or to where the spool angles back? I hope I have explained this properly, those with the new spool design shouls know what I mean??

Will appreciate any help!!

Paul

by **bigreddog** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:10 am

If I recall the manual correctly, you should be spooling up to the base of the lip. The spool lip design is pretty much the same for the latest generation of medium- to high-end Shimano spinning reels, including the Stradic FI.

You might want to check the instruction manual that came with the reel to verify.

by **stenno** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:53 am

The pic in the manual is of a rounded lip spool, not the angled lip.

by **arrowslinger#1** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:09 am

Here is a pic, I always spool mine up to where it starts to "lip out". This pic was on the net.

by **Paul Shibata** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:51 am

Invercargill???? Aren't you supposed to be racing motorcycles in stead of fishing, old Burt Munroe is probably rolling over in his grave as we speak. :lol:

The propulsion lip on the CI4 is tapered to reduce line drag which yields increased casting distances. From my experience, I have treated this spool no differently than my other older generation spools. My rule of thumb has been to leave 1/8" for copolymers & braid, 1/4" for fluorocarbon. The increased stiffness of fluoro necessitates a bit more cushion to ensure that the line doesn't "barf" of the face of the spool.

Hope this helps.