Shimano Vanquish FC C5000 XG

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SKU – VQC5000XGC

Product Details and Uses

Shimano Vanquish FC C5000 XG: The Pinnacle of Lightweight Power

Experience the “Beyond Lightness” revolution in its most powerful form. The Shimano Vanquish FC C5000 XG is the pure embodiment of the Magnumlite philosophy, meticulously crafted in Japan for those who demand the ultimate from themselves and their equipment. While the Vanquish family is famous for ultra-light finesse, the C5000 XG brings that same surgical precision to inshore saltwater spinning and heavy predator fishing.

The Weightless Advantage

The first thing you will experience is the lack of weight. At a remarkable 220g, the C5000 XG is significantly lighter than other reels in its class, allowing for fatigue-free, all-day casting.¹ Built with Shimano’s exclusive Ci4+ composite and the Magnumlite (MGL) Rotor, it offers incredibly low start-up inertia. This allows you to feel the faintest of takes and react with a speed that traditional, heavier reels cannot match.

Heavy-Duty Tech in a Featherweight Frame

Packed with technologies derived from the flagship STELLA, the Vanquish C5000 XG is built to handle extreme situations:

InfinityDrive & InfinityXross: These systems provide powerful, consistent cranking pressure. Even when hooked into a hard-fighting saltwater predator or a “big one” in fresh water, you maintain effortless control under heavy loads.
InfinityLoop & Anti-Twist Fin: Drastically improves line management and casting distance. Reach distant spots with ease while the Anti-Twist Fin ensures your line stays perfectly tensioned on the spool.
X-Protect: Provides high-level water resistance without compromising the reel’s signature light-winding feel, making it perfect for the salt.

High-Speed Precision

The Extra High Gear (XG) ratio retrieves a staggering 101cm of line per crank, making it the perfect tool for working topwater lures, managing line in fast currents, or quickly recovering line after a long cast.

Product Specifications

Feature	Specification
Model	Vanquish FC C5000 XG
Weight	220g (7.8 oz)
Gear Ratio	6.2:1
Max Drag	11.0 kg (24 lbs)
Bearings	11 + 1 (S A-RB)
Line Retrieve Per Crank	101 cm (40 inches)
Mono Line Capacity (mm/m)	0.35-175, 0.40-120
PE Line Capacity	#1.5-400m, #2-300m, #3-200m
Body Material	Ci4+
Rotor Material	Magnumlite (MGL)
Handle Length	57 mm

Why Choose the Vanquish C5000 XG?

If you refuse to make concessions in quality and performance, this is the reel for you. It offers the meticulous precision of a finesse reel with the raw power and drag capacity needed to stop the toughest fish. It is, quite simply, the most technically advanced lightweight reel in its size class.