Shimano Speedmaster Ii Conventional Reels review and price compare 2025

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Brand	SHIMANO
Material	Carbon
Fishing Line Type	Monofilament

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HAGANE Body
S-Compact Body
Super Free Spool
CoreProtect
Cross Carbon Drag

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Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 14, 2020
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08CY7PVC3

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Questions about Shimano Speedmaster Ii Conventional Reels

is this left hand or right hand?

Answer: The speedmasters are available only in right hand retrieve.

Answer: Right handed

which drag cam to,use for snapper fishing with monofilament line?

Answer: Use the cam lever that came on it for mono. I love these reels for snapper fishing and I only use mono.

this reel have rod clamps

Answer: Yes, the 20 and up does have rod seat clamp

Answer: Every conventional reel I’ve ever got from shimano has come with clamps, hardware, and tool

Hello, is this a good reel to catch big yellow fin tuna?

Answer: Yes, spooled with 30 or 40 lb this is fine for YF

Is it for jigging or trolling?

Answer: The 12 and 16 sizes are more ideal for jigging. The 20 can be used for trolling or jigging with larger capacity and the 25 is a good size for trolling along with chunking.

Answer: the reel is powerful enough and light enough to be used for both. Many anglers prefer this reel for trolling and prefer a star drag for jigging but we use them all the time for both.

Answer: I have use them for jigging and trolling , great reels

Is it sppedmaster made in China. Where is it Made?

Answer: Indonesia

Are these left handed reels? What is the max drag?

what year was released this conventional reel?

is this made in china? can i load 80lbs of braded line and how heavy this rell?

Answer: You can load 80lb.braid,I personally put 65lb. On mine.looks like about 700 yards!

What is the drag specs on this reel?

Answer: it says 40 lbs. I have 3 using on halubit and work fine

Are these 2 speed reels?

Answer: Yes they are. The little button at the base of the handle is how you can tell.

Answer: Yes

How many yards of 100# power pro, does the shimano speedmaster 25ll hold ?

Answer: Just over 300 yards of standard power pro. If you buy the maxcuatro you can get closer to 500 yards.

Product reviews of Shimano Speedmaster Ii Conventional Reels

Allen A : Can't go wrong! It's a winch and butter smooth!

I'm a published author of fishing books and have put my fair share of time on many reels. I do a lot of offshore grouper and snapper digging and own all the sizes. These reels just flat out perform and crank effortlessly. They are butter smooth! A buddy just bought a penn 2 speed and I tried it out, and all I can say it wow, these reels perform so much better. The biggest area of like is when cranking up big 20-25 gags from 130ft, and 12 pound mangrove snapper from the same, as the reel never locks up on crank like many others do. I pulled in a 24 pound gag and never stopped cranking in line, and it never felt close to locking up to where I had to pump the rod. I prefer to just crank rather than pumping the rod, and this reel feels like a winch on low speed. I tried the high speed on a 8ish pound ARS and it was jerky like the penn on low speed, but that was accidental as I forgot to engage low speed after a bait change. Great reel...thank me later! In use for 6 months to date, so I'll update after I get more time on them.

James Kirk : Hi/Lo gear makes a huge difference.

This is my go to for bottom fishing and have had my fair share of some big grouper , mutton snapper, and some kings and wahoo. Definitely recommend you get it

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