Shimano Baitrunner 4000D Spinning Reel – Live Bait Offshore Saltwater

Shimano Baitrunner 4000D is a live-bait and offshore saltwater spinning reel featuring Shimano's Baitrunner dual-drag system — the #1 live-bait fishing reel technology worldwide, allowing live bait to swim freely with the bail closed under minimal free-spool tension, then engaging full fighting drag instantly with a single lever flip.

Key specifications: Gear Ratio 4.8:1 | Ball Bearings 3BB | Front Drag System | Dual Baitrunner Drag System | Capacity suitable for offshore applications.

The Baitrunner system uses a secondary, light drag setting (adjusted separately from the primary fighting drag) that allows live bait or dead bait to be presented naturally without the bait feeling line resistance from the reel — essential for live bait fishing for tarpon, snook, cobia, tuna, and large bottom species. When a fish takes the bait and runs, the angler flips the Baitrunner lever to instantly engage the pre-set full fighting drag. HAGANE body construction. Waterproof drag. Shimano is the world's leading fishing reel manufacturer, founded in 1921 in Osaka, Japan — known for precision engineering innovations including HAGANE body and gear technology, X-Ship gear positioning, G-Free Body, and Silky Shield coating that set the global benchmark for reel performance, smoothness, and durability. Available at Beauty Riche with same-day shipping.