Reel: HAGANE Gear gives you strength and durability and is at the very heart of the reel. Through the application of state-of-the-art technologies, gives you the long-lasting smoothness that you feel when you first use a reel, over and over again. Reel: The HAGANE Body is a metal reel body with high rigidity. The body rigidity and impact resistance virtually eliminates body flexing. The result transforms the angler's actions directly into cranking power. It's efficiency through strength. Reel: CoreProtect provides water resistance without creating a heavy rotation feeling. There are three key areas of the reel that require protection; the roller clutch, the body and the line roller. Reel: Cross Carbon Drag provides a wider range of drag settings, along with the smoothest Shimano drag performance ever. Reel: S A-RB bearings have been through the same process as our A-RB bearings, but feature shields on both sides of the bearings that reduce the possibility of salt or sand inhibiting the bearing's rotation.