We all tackle enthusiasts know about that long cooperation between Daiwa and Megabass which has produced some of the most desired and collectible reels avaialable today, TD-Itö, M-Itö, Itö Monoblock, Alphas Itö and such, very desirable reels not only beacuse of their looks but also because of their performance.

Well, now we have another cooperation between two Japanese manufacturers that may prove as desirable as Megabass/Daiwa, the new copperation is .......

Yup, Jackall/ Shimano. 

this looks amazing, i personaly fish shimano reels exclusive and cant wait to possible test out some of the product that is a result of this merge.

Is that a scratched up Aldebaron?  ;D

Nice two of my favorite companies!

Is that a scratched up Aldebaron? ;D

and still works as good as the day it was born.

Is that a new silver Curado?! 

Is that a new silver Curado?!

No.

http://www.japantackle.com/Shimano/Shimano_AldebaranMg_Mg7.htm

And the super species was born.

But what does it mean exactly? Will they produce products like Megabass and Daiwa did?

But what does it mean exactly? Will they produce products like Megabass and Daiwa did?

From what I understand, yes.

Awesome but I doubt that its going to be as awesome as the Daiwa/Megabass joining was, Jackall doesnt even make reels so I'm assuming it will be basically Shimano reels with a little bit of JDM to them.

actually jackall does make rods, and most megabass reels are just suped up daiwas. hope this turns out to be a sweet venture shimano, i hope we see some of it stateside.

Awesome but I doubt that its going to be as awesome as the Daiwa/Megabass joining was, Jackall doesnt even make rods/reels so I'm assuming it will be basically Shimano reels with a little bit of JDM to them.

http://www.tackletour.com/reviewjackallpoisoncrank.html