NASCI FD – 2500, HG

Features:

• NASCI offers high cost-performance specifications that meet the needs of a wide range of anglers. At the core of its smooth rotation and casting performance are Shimano’s signature technologies: HAGANE GEAR, X-SHIP, and AR-C SPOOL. COREPROTECT enhances water resistance without adding heavy rotational feel, ensuring durability in various fishing environments.
• Building on this foundation, the new Nasci inherits advanced technologies from higher-end models, including INFINITYDRIVE, ONE-PIECE BAIL, and ANTI-TWIST FIN. These features deliver exceptional rotational sensitivity, toughness, and trouble-free performance at a high level, making it a reliable choice that strongly supports serious anglers aiming to step up their game.
• What reinforces the powerful reeling performance of NASCI is its uncompromising body design and handle rigidity. The body is constructed from high-strength resin with excellent rigidity, protecting gear engagement with the optimal flexibility for PE line fishing.
• Additionally, the handle is made of aluminum and shaped to suppress flex. This design ensures that the angler’s input power is efficiently converted into reeling force without loss.
• While being a versatile reel, NASCI also focuses on water resistance for reliable long-term use. Equipped with Shimano’s non-contact water resistance system, COREPROTECT, it prevents water intrusion through a water-repellent treatment that forms protective droplets. Because it’s non-contact, it minimizes deterioration of water resistance due to wear, maintaining the reel’s original smooth rotation.
• Trouble-free performance is essential for an enjoyable fishing experience—especially line trouble, which can lead to reduced casting distance and weakened line strength. To prevent such issues, NASCI incorporates advanced technologies inherited from higher-end models.
• ONE-PIECE BAIL smoothly guides the line without unnecessary movement, while the Anti-Twist Fin suppresses slack and prevents line drop-off, supporting clean and accurate winding. Additionally, AR-C SPOOL features a specially designed spool ring that streamlines line flow, suppresses backlash, and enables proper line release—fully maximizing casting performance to hit your target.
• Focusing on smooth rotational performance and dependable durability, the Nasci continues to evolve without changing its core concept.
• By incorporating advanced technologies inherited from higher-end models—such as INFINITYDRIVE, ONE-PIECE BAIL, and ANTI-TWIST FIN—NASCI has become an even more reliable reel for serious anglers. Despite these upgrades, the 2500 size is now 5 grams lighter than the previous model, making this evolution even more impressive.
• HAGANE is a Shimano reel design concept created to withstand continual use and extreme abuse. HAGANE is an innovation with built-in toughness and durability that works alongside Shimano’s precision engineering. HAGANE is for all anglers.
• With amazing strength and durability, the HAGANE Gear is at the very heart of most Shimano reels. Shimano, through the application of state-of-the-art technologies, gives anglers the long-lasting smoothness and pleasure that is felt when anglers first use a reel, over and over again. No cutting work is applied to the teeth of the drive gear during fabrication, instead the entire surface is calculated in minute detail by special 3D-design and then formed by Shimano’s cold-forging technology. The result is assured resilience. HAGANE Gear is the fruit of Shimano’s inexhaustible pursuit for durability — the strength and power of forged metal continues to represent the fundamental concept of Shimano reels.
• X-Ship provides improved gear durability. By supporting the pinion gear on both ends with bearings, the pinion gear maintains precise alignment with the drive gear. This allows the gears to stay in the same position under the heaviest loads. The added benefit of X-Ship technology is that friction between the spool shaft and gear are eliminated. This further benefits anglers with enhanced casting performance and casting distance of lighter lures.
• The “INFINITYDRIVE ” structure is an advanced structure that enables exceptionally light winding. By optimizing the main shaft support structure with a pinion gear, frictional resistance is significantly reduced. In addition, the main shaft has undergone a proprietary surface treatment and special processing to drastically reduce rotational torque, constructing a reel that can actively wind even under heavy loads.
• SilentDrive technology benefits from a total redesign of all functional parts focused on the drive gear, worm shaft and other parts. The goal: remove unnecessary noise and vibration. In doing so, the overall tolerances are improved to a micron level, ultimately creating an overall quieter and smoother reel operation.
• Shimano designed the Anti-Twist Fin for enhanced line management resulting in more effective fishing. The flexible polymer fin is installed near the line roller. This maintains line tension to reduce sagging and prevents the line from falling off the bottom of the spool or wrapping around the spool in an uneven manner.
• Total Protection, the concept of CoreProtect is simple: to provide water resistance without creating a heavy rotational feeling. There are three key areas of the reel that require protection: the roller clutch, the body and the line roller.
• G FREE BODY technology has been developed to shift the reel’s center of gravity closer to the rod. By moving the center of gravity closer to the angler’s hand, the G FREE BODY helps to reduce fatigue and enhance casting comfort.
• The spool has a special spool ring shape. This creates a rectifying effect on the line and realizes both suppression of line trouble and long casting performance.
• The Cross Carbon Drag material provides a wider range of drag settings compared to traditional drag materials. The Cross Carbon Drag provides the smoothest Shimano drag performance ever while providing anglers with increased durability.
• One-Piece Bail allows the line to travel unimpeded to the line roller. The seamless design reduces friction and decreases the chance of tangles or the line catching on the bail arm.

Specifications:

• Gear Ratio: 6.2:1
• Max Drag (lb): 20
• Mono Line Capacity (lb-yd): 8-140, 10-120
• Powerpro Line Capacity (lb-yd): 10-150, 15-145, 30-100
• Line Retrieve Per Crank (in): 36
• Ball Bearings: 5/1