Quote Originally Posted by StantheMan2567 View Post
The new Shimano Vanford is available to look at on Digitaka, pre-order status indicated for now. The specs are interesting, 8 BB total and a weight of 150g for a 240ish price tag. 1000 size body with a 2000 size spool for extra line capacity and multi species purposed. Its the new Stradic Ci4 version from what I gathered from some Icast reviews. Take a look, not a bad looking reel with a long list of features.

I finally found some info on the JDM version of the Vanford. While it was a translation nightmare I was able to find out there is only 1 bearing in the line roller and it has no drag support bearing. Of course the stock Luvias has no drag support bearing either....but it does come with 2 line roller bearings. More than likely someone will come out with a bearing kit for the Vanford.

Regards