Hi this is Derek from Pelagic Tribe
and we are very excited today to launch
the new Shimano FX FC 4000 the Reel is
available from Sizes 1000 to 4,000
we are going to review the FX 4000 FC
along with its predecessor which is the
AX 4000 FB we will review all the
features and see what's new and exciting
for this year with Shimano in India, Owen
so what do you think of this Reel which
we have just received we are unboxing it
today
the Reel has got a very specific design
it's very different compared to the old
AX 4000 it also has some nice new
features and new improvements that have
been made on the Reel and  we can
go through those changes just looking at
the older reel does look a bit bigger
and more bulky and weight wise it's also
a little heavier than then the new one
the main difference in this is that this
new Reel now has 2+1 bearings whereas
this has just 2 bearings in the old Reel
besides that there is a total 
makeover on this reel the body has been
changed altogether it's got a more
smaller it's a smaller body and the
angle of the  the body is also
slightly different so it's probably
going to feel a little better on a rod
and
easier to you know to hold for long
periods of time the handle has been
changed the Bailarm has been changed the
spool of course is totally different
turning the handle over it feels a lot
smoother than be the previous model
that's probably because of the inclusion
of a new bearing in the reel and the
other thing the line clicker they're now
using a clicker which is very much like
what's on the Stradic with this
plastic whereas the old one has
got this metal clicker on it
the handle design is like a rounded type
of handle and here you can see this is
got a kind of slot in it but this feels
very comfortable in a knob also is
pretty unique different in design the
Bailarm  is also different it's a slimmer
bailarm lesser metal on on this side when
you look at this old Bailarm and
probably all these little features put
together contribute to reduction in
weight of the of the reel and yes it's
nice looking reel good price point
as well you can see the difference in
the look of the body and the body itself
is very different very organic
design yeah and we told that the body
material is very sturdy and strong there
should not be any issues with it even
the knob for fixing them the handle on
has been changed simply improved in design
the placing of the of the Anti reverse
switch has been changed its now put on
the side here where it's less obtrusive
and you know it doesn't touch doesn't
touch anything less chances of line
getting caught on it compared to the old
one yeah what do you see here today is
actually a very new and improved the
2019 model 4000 FX FC you can
straightaway see the difference by the
in this spool which is basically
gold in color and the spool size also a
slightly different it is little bigger
than the older spool the drag clicker is
also different it's black in color and
it's a smaller knob than compared to the
older one with another clicker positioned
when you turn the Drag as well to give
you the sound
this comes feature-packed for its price
it's only 320 grams compared to the
AX which is 345 grams it also has a very
high drag rating which is 8.5 kilos and
I think it's wide aspect for the Indian
fishing 8.5 kilo is a good
drag system to even catch a decent size
Mahseer in our waters the 
earlier one was about about 5 kg drag
it has the same gear ratio which is 5.2:1 and the retrieve length
is 32 inches per crank which is the same
one as you see there's a visible
difference between the both the reels it
looks much better looks much sturdier
looks lighter and smaller so an angler
can actually fish throughout the day
you know without having to worry about weight of the reel which is actually
a big concern today
in terms of spinning the line capacity
is also similar to the AX 4000 of course
the rating now includes a Power Pro
rating for the line on the new FX FC
4000 the box is very simple it's
completely red compared to the designed
box earlier more a touch of Maroon
its a very simple design it contains nothing else apart
from the box and a User Manual
exploded diagram is on the box itself so
it helps you recognize which parts are
placed where as mentioned earlier it's
actually this is with the 2 ball
bearing and this is with 2+1 One is anti universe and two
other bearings in the body so makes it a
little more smoother than the earlier
model and I think it's much more
sturdier than the older model as of
today one thing which I forgot to say is
that the I think there is a bit of improvement
which has been made on the rotor they
have redesigned the rotor and taken off
the extra material so all these little
bit of changes like add up to weight
reduction in the end Shimano's also included the Shimano's line
propulsion system which allows you for
longer casts and lesser wind knots with a
newer model you know you can experience
the new variants at an amazing price
point which I don't think any other
reel is there in this market guys click
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