Interchangeability of spools on Shimano reels
 

With the Daiwa Real Four, one of the advantages is that we can interchange the spools across reels (within size limits) ranging from the Exceler to Exist. I take it with Shimano reels, every model has a distinct spool? Can you interchange spools in the Shimano range at all?

Pretty sure 2500 and 3000 spools are interchangeable. 3000 spools are deeper than the 2500's. I also think 4000 and 5000 spools are interchangeable, again the 5000 spool is deeper than the 4000.

Was asking more abotu interchangeability across models ie. Stradic ci4 2500 with Stradic 2500 FI or FJ... Or stradic 2500 with Sustain 2500 etc...

not 100%

sustain and saros swapped does not really work

not 100%... i have a sienna 2500 3kg drag and bought a symmetre 2500 5kg drag spool for a quick drag upgrade... but the spool has a deeper cavity for the drag nob and did not fit, so im getting a symmetre drag knob to see if it works/fits. i'll keep you posted.

Limited interchangeability across platforms.

P.S. Stella is in a class of its own.

fi and Ci4 interchangeable

seido and symetre work

Ci4 and Sedona didnt work i was just seeing how different they would look but they dont

Sustain fg and Stella fe 2500!!! 3000/2500. Just tried it;)

Are you sure? I tried putting the Stella FE spool on a JDM Twinpower. It seems to fit perfect, but you couldn't get the full drag range when you tightened the drag to the max. And then the spool would contact the rotor at the bottom of the oscillation.

do you guys know if you can put a normal 2500 stella spool on a 2500s stella?

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No dramas mate, swapped in the photo, :)
Spools drag setup the same too