I bought a 10000sw same time as i got my sticky rod,reason i got the 10000 was 2fold,it suited the rod i have got for stickys(pencil instrument),also i want to get a slightly heavier jigging rod,wont go past 250gm so the reel will have plenty of grunt just need to buy a extra spool for the jig line,an if i decide to upgrade the sticky rod the reel will still be able to handle it.

the spools are bloody expensive though!,bought an extra one for my 5000 that was 250 so you can imagine what a 10000 will be,but i think myself you have the best of both worlds then. 

The most pleasure/thrill I reckon would be with a reel and line weight suited to the (realistic) size of fish you will be catching the majority of the time, depth, jig weight...?

I went through this same dilemna. Initially I bought a stella 10000SW to use mainly as a top water reel on a popper\stickbait rod which it is perfect for and I love it..I then thought I might as well get a spin jig rod to go with it as a spare when jigging having much preferred the higher speed overhead reels such as accurate 6:1 and torsa 5.9:1. Unfortunately for some reason jigging with a higher speed spin reel such as the stella 10000sw seems harder work than with over heads and I was never really 100% happy. I tried a few demo   spin reels in the lower speeds and finally got a stella 20000 which is the ducks nuts for jigging. If I was to try and make a compromise and get something to do both then the japanese domestic market stella 10000 which  comes in a  lower gear version as well as the high speed would be the one  (for some reason however you cant get the lower gear retail in NZ)  , If you can source one the low gear version would be great for jigging and top water would be fine as well, as especially with stick baits( as opposed to poppers) most of the action imparted is with the sweep of the rod and the reel just picks up the slack for the next sweep. The stella 8000  I figured do not quite have the line capacity that you need on occasions especially when jigging.If you cant get a low gear 10000 and you want something to do both then I would go for the 20000 even though its a couple of hundred grams heavier( you never know when some silly stripey will turn up).Its worth while looking at the quoted cms of line retrieved per crank on the shimano website for the different stella versions as the true speed is about ratio and spool circumference combined. The trouble with compromises however is you may not be entirely happy with either of its uses.

Coxy ...I was lead to believe that the spools werent interchangeable on the newer stellas ..mind you I have been wrong plenty of times before according to the wife!!

Black Phantom wrote: Coxy ...I was lead to believe that the spools werent interchangeable on the newer stellas ..mind you I have been wrong plenty of times before according to the wife!!

I have 6000 spools for my 5000, also the 8000 spool fits the 10000 so I am guessing the 10000 spool fits the 8000 but maybe not.

ginga wrote: Hi Rat catcher I had a balst on a Daiwa Catalina 4500 the other day, nailed a few good fish on jigs. Nice little reels with smooth drag, has a reasonable retrieve rate to help with the top water and not to quick to be hard work jigging.

As I am jigging in mostly 50 - 120m of water, the line capacity on the 8000 would be sufficient.  I may look a bit further into the Daiwa thing but I think I do have my heart set on a Stella.  Thanks for the input of this guys, will have to think on this one a little longer before a part with my hard earned cash.

kIWir wrote: Rat Catcher wrote: As I am jigging in mostly 50 - 120m of water, the line capacity on the 8000 would be sufficient.  I may look a bit further into the Daiwa thing but I think I do have my heart set on a Stella.  Thanks for the input of this guys, will have to think on this one a little longer before a part with my hard earned cash.   If you decided to go with 8000 size stella then my suggestion is to find yourself a mint stella 8000FA. No other stella in the class as versatile as this one in my opinion.

Agreed.  I regret selling mine in hindsight.

Rat Catcher wrote: Whats the main difference/s between the PG and FA?

The PG is the lower geared model and the FA is the older model, I would be looking for the newer model if I was you a lot nicer to cast with, whats your budget ?

Allot of differences just the average Fisherman wouldn't notice.... read up on them theres been plenty of this discussed all over the web.