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Title: fd and fb
Post by: morpheus on April 23, 2012, 06:29:50 PM

hellloooo ;D

can anyone here plz tell me what fd and fb stands for in shimano reels...
thank uuuu
;)

Title: Re: fd and fb
Post by: Norcal Pescador on April 23, 2012, 08:33:47 PM

FD = front drag on spinners
Not a clue about FB (I'm not a Shimano guy)

Title: Re: fd and fb
Post by: Westii on April 23, 2012, 09:05:44 PM

The "F" means front drag and the next letter indicates the generation of the particular model of reel. FA was the first front drag model, followed by FB, FC, FD, etc.

Title: Re: fd and fb
Post by: Westii on April 23, 2012, 09:12:28 PM

Seems like Shimano sometimes skips a letter too. For example, the Baitrunners went from B to D and I think Shimano has also skipped C on some other models.

Title: Re: fd and fb
Post by: Norcal Pescador on April 24, 2012, 02:37:54 PM

Quote from: norcal pescador on April 23, 2012, 08:33:47 PM
FD = front drag on spinners
Not a clue about FB (I'm not a Shimano guy)

Learn something every day. 8)

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