Sustain FE

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The changes that Shimano have made to the Sustain series for the upcoming season are more than just skin deep. While the grey, silver and gold livery looks super cool, there have been a number of important design modifications made to them as well.
Firstly, the new Sustains make use of Shimano's exclusive Paladin Gear Durability Enhancement, where a cold-forged aluminium drive gear and hardened brass pinion gear combine to provide a smoother, longer lasting gear system. Then there's the Propulsion Line Management System, where a re-worked spool lip, bail arm and roller, and bail trip mechanism combine to create longer casts with less friction and no annoying wind knots, which can be an issue when using braid. The Aerowrap II system ensures that the line is given a slight criss-cross profile when wound onto the spool without any hills or valleys. And then of course we have all the standard Shimano features: things such as seven SA-RB and a roller bearing, a maintenance port to give access to the drive train, Fluidrive II, Dyna-Balance and Super Stopper.
The drags are fully waterproof and the drag range on each model is perfectly suited for braid use, with plenty of braking power there if the situation warrants it.

Features

Paladin Gear Durability System

Propulsion Line Management System

Aerowrap II Oscillation

SR Concept

S A-RB

Aluminium Frame

Aluminium Spool with Ti Lip

Spare Aluminium Spool with Ti Lip

Machined Aluminium Handle

Septon Handle Grips

WP Drag (Waterproof Drag)

Maintenance Port

Fluidrive II

Dyna-Balance

Super Stopper II

Repairable Clicker

Stopperless Design (6000 & 8000 only)

Sustain

Model	Line Retrieve Per Crank (in.)	Line Capacity (# Test/Yards)	Max Drag (lbs.)	Ball Bearings	Roller Bearings	Gear Ratio	Weight (g.)
SA3000FE	35	6/230, 8/170,10/140	15.0	7	1	6.0:1	270
SA4000FE	36	8/240, 10/200, 12/160	20.0	7	1	5:8:1	320
SA8000FE	42	12/345, 16/250, 20/185	29.0	7	1	5:7:1	590