TYRNOS 20 AND 30 OVERHEADS

Shimano's new Tyrnos 20 and 30 lever drag overheads are the ‘older brothers' of the company's hugely successful TLD series. They're a full metal light/medium game reel series that fill a niche in the lever drag market between the graphite TLDs and the upmarket Tiagras.

In effect, anglers get all the performance advantages of the TLDs in a metal reel, but without a major increase in weight or stepping too far up the price scale.

Both reels have HEG High Efficiency Gearing, which sees the gear teeth meshing better with no backplay or sloppiness when winding, an oversize ergonomic power grip handle for increased leverage, and 5:1 gearing and alternating twin pawl anti-reverse design that makes the Tyrnos ideal for jigging as well as trolling.

The graphite drag system is adjusted via a precision ratcheting drag lever quadrant with a stop-strike button to prevent too much drag being applied on the strike. An oversize clicker button for the ratchet is strong and nice and loud.

The one piece die-cast frame features an open crossbar design for better line control and it's a handy spot to thumb the spool if need be.

Four of Shimano's patented A-RB bearings and one roller bearing keep the internal humming along smoothly.

A handy feature is the presence of harness lugs for when that quick fight starts to stretch beyond the hour mark, or just as an easily accessible place to attach a safety line.

The Tyrnos 20 and 30 hold 700 metres of 10 kilo mono and 600 metres of 15 kilo respectively and come with a reel seat clamp, some basic tools and lubricant, and of course they're covered by Shimano's exclusive ten year warranty.

Match either with a Tyrnos 10-15 or a 15-24 kilo TCurve jig/troll rod and watch your catch rate soar.

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