An 8k with 200m of PE6 Varivas for NZ, and a spare 16k spool with PE8 for the islands. Done!

Then you have the 2008 model sw 10,000 or sw 18,000 to consider........I prefer the older model to the swb......

I am guessing the new range will be G free bodies?

Miss information central right here...

Forget this 08' Stella is better than the 13'Stella SW nonsense, because that's exactly what it is, nonsense.
Also a 8000,10000 & 14000 are the same body size and pretty much the same in the weight department. The 14k SW though has more capacity and a better rate of retrieve for topwater fishing.


Go the 13' Stella SW 14k if you're wanting to run PE5-8, the 18k for PE8-12.
Advantage 18k -
Slightly lower gear ratio which gives more cranking power while still having a high rate of line retrieve due to it's larger spool.
Line capacity if wanting to run above PE8 or target large tuna using PE6-10 (250mtrs imo is plenty for GT's and kings).

Advantage 14k -
Lighter weight, a massive plus if fishing it all day.
Still more drag than you can shake a stick at as is the case with the 18k.

Besides large tuna where line capacity in deep water can be an issue, 99.9% of the time if you can't stop a GT or Kingfish with a 14k there's not a whole lot more good an 18k is going to do.

Use good quality line what ever you do, decent PE5-6 that breaks at 70-80lbs+, or PE8-10 that breaks at 100lbs+ if you want to go heavy on the 18k. Have fun

I am not sure but its been one of the changes in the lighter range on the 13 models

Tsuri Tamashi wrote: Fishy11 :  and one more issue with the 14k is the spool knocking the bail arm under heavy load.

Really???because i've never had the issue and i've been using 14k's a while now along with other sizes. Also never heard of it from guys i've fished with, a number of whom sell this type of tackle for a living too.
Looking at basic physics most of the load on the bail arm and line roller is pulling forward and not inwards so really don't know where you got that from.
and what were the other supposed 'issues'? because you never listed any and just repeated/agreed? with what i said previously about reel body size, line capacity etc

Hey fishy, what Stellas do you own and fish at the moment? Got any pics?

Fishy11 wrote: At the moment 13'SW 14k & 10k + a few other Shimano & Daiwa reels. In the past have fished 08' 10k,20k & 13' SW 20k,18k,8k, 6k. Pics of what, reels? or do you mean fish etc?

I was curious about your setups bro

The fact is....that the 2008 line up have a lot of loyal fans who prefer it to the SWB newer model....Alan Hawk (GOD)......for one.....who found issues with the new model....Parts are still well stocked for the 2008 model and it remains the best stella to date.

laidbackdood wrote: The fact is....that the 2008 line up have a lot of loyal fans who prefer it to the SWB newer model....Alan Hawk (GOD)......for one.....who found issues with the new model....Parts are still well stocked for the 2008 model and it remains the best stella to date.          I have the 5000/6000/8000/10000/18000......2008 models.......I wont be buying any SWB.......they are ****ing ugly as well Have a read of Alan Hawk"s review of the 2008 stella and then the new model swb........he knows his ****.......its pretty heavy reading......skip to the conclusion if you want it spelt out easy. http://www.alanhawk.com/reviews/reviews.html

That's nice, good for you. I never said the 08's aren't a good reel, they are. You're the one bagging on something based on subjective b.s and not facts though.
"he found issues", really care to enlighten everyone else or are you just content with spreading more hearsay and not actually posting anything of substance.
I've read a number of Alans reviews / breakdowns including both of the ones you mentioned. He does know his stuff, well most of the time, this is the same guy though who once said something along the lines of that the twin power is just a fancy saragosa with it's gearing etc being pretty much the same - which is completely false, the twin power shares more in common with the current model stella in regards to it's gearing setup etc than the saragosa. Not saying he doesn't make some very valid points in some of his reviews but i take those types of comments with a grain of salt.