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Shimano Vanford review
Chris Cleaver puts the new Shimano Vanford C5000XG through its paces.
IN the fishing world, the buzz and hype of a new reel from a company with credentials like Shimano certainly has large shoes to fill.
I must admit my ears pricked up when I heard whispers of Shimano releasing a new reel that would supersede the Stradic Ci4+ that was named Vanford .
Now most readers would be unaware I was once the Australian product manager for Shimano, so new reel releases were a common thing for me, but a whole new name and range certainly comes with inherent risk to the company. Reputation is a big thing when it comes to fishing reels Down Under.