SHIMANO 25 FORCEMASTER 300
The 2025 SHIMANO FORCEMASTER 300 series brings advanced electric-reel technology to an exceptionally compact, lightweight platform designed for technical light-game boat fishing. Suitable for hairtail tenya, electric Tai Rubber, metal-sutte squid fishing, horse mackerel, sea bream and other offshore light-game applications, the series combines powerful motorized retrieval with the handling and free-spool performance of a conventional manual reel.
The S Compact Body improves palming comfort and allows precise thumb operation of the controls, while the expanded PE-only spool capacity accommodates PE 0. 8-400 m, PE 1-300 m, PE 1.
5-200 m or PE 2-150 m. At the heart of the reel is Shimano's MUTEKI MOTOR+, which uses special rare-earth magnets to deliver strong sustained torque, rapid startup response and efficient retrieval.
Compared with the 2015 FORCEMASTER 300, Shimano reports more than 30% improvement in maximum retrieval speed and approximately 10% improvement in practical retrieval speed. The redesigned internal gearing improves free-spool rotation to a level comparable with manual reels, helping anglers recognize bottom contact, detect bites during the fall and perform immediate touch-and-go retrieval.
Touch Drive Speed Lock provides 31-step motor-speed control with programmable intermediate speeds. Anglers can instantly start retrieving at a preset speed, press again to accelerate and release to decelerate, adapting to sudden upward runs or powerful dives without complicated adjustments.
Up to two intermediate speeds can be configured for different presentation and fighting requirements. The integrated Tankenmaru Screen displays underwater information in color, including bottom depth, bottom contours, fish-school responses and rig movement when connected to a compatible Tankenmaru-equipped boat.
ACCU-FISH fish-size information and fish-school depth functions require compatible host equipment. The Tankenmaru Scale also provides simplified bottom-contour indications and depth information.
The NEW Fall Lever incorporates a one-way roller bearing, allowing precise slow-fall adjustment without introducing resistance during manual or powered retrieval. Additional technologies include Speed Clutch for convenient one-touch clutch operation, Fire Mach System for rapid and responsive spool descent, Fine Dot LCD, CI4+ lightweight carbon material, corrosion-resistant S A-RB bearings and electronic Exciting Drag Sound.
Practical fishing functions include a programmable retrieval-distance alarm, motor-and-clutch synchronization, electric constant-speed retrieval control and manual-handle speed indication. Long crank handles measure 65 mm on single-handle models and 60 mm on double-handle models, improving leverage and comfort during manual winding.
The lineup consists of 300 and 300DH right-hand models and 301 and 301DH left-hand models, with DH indicating a double-handle configuration. All four versions have a 7.
4:1 gear ratio, 5 kg maximum drag, 215 m/min maximum powered retrieval speed and a 2. 5 m electric cable.
These reels are designed exclusively for PE braided line. A lithium battery is not built into the reel; Shimano recommends a high-capacity external power supply such as the BT Master 11AH.
Important: Shimano states that this electromagnetic-emitting product may be subject to national regulatory and technical certification requirements and warns that sales outside Japan may be subject to penalties. Compatibility with certain 2008 Tankenmaru CV units bearing serial numbers 200804-201010 is not guaranteed.
