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    Posted: 14 Jun 2010 at 10:38pm
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While surfing I found this very informative review by Alan Hawke on Stripers on line. It goes a long way to explaining why top end reels cost so much, and gives some good history on the development of "rolls Royce " spinning reels


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yeh that dude has alot of time on his hands,good on him
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we got a stripey on a stella(baby runboh) 2 weeks ago in cabo and I was soo happy we hooked the thing on my stella not the boat rods, billfish runs can get agro!!!
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Yeah thats a big artcile,so what is the ford transit van of reels? Evil Smile
 
 
Mozz,you using floater? or sinkers? and whats the skinny on those sato crimps?PM would be cool.
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[QUOTE=falco]Yeah thats a big artcile,so what is the ford transit van of reels? Evil Smile
 
 One continually breaks down, lives on the back lawn rusting and doesnt work! Tongue
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...Awesome article there Jason.....thanx....excellent amount of info.
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so is a ford transit like having a O/H reel LOL
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In about another month I will agree with that
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thanks for the Link Jason. I enjoyed that read.
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wow,although long he gets right into it,glad to see whats actually in there.
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The guy at Stripers really love a thorough reel review.Smile  and this fella is really good at it.
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The real question about Stellas for me is whether they are really so many dollars better than a Twinpower in the mid sizes. I love my Stella 20000 and short of a revolutionary new reel it will remain my first choice heavy jigging weapon.

In them mid sizes though are the relevant Stellas really so much better than the Twinpowers to justify that price difference? I am skeptical, and deliberately bought a Twinpower SWA10000 as a Pe6/8 popping reel ahead of its Stella equivalent. I just could not rationalise the large dollars extra required for the Stella.
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Lifted from a post by Alan Hawk

TPSW=twin power
STLSW= Stella

There is a world of difference between TPSW and STLSW

1) The gearing of the STL is a cold forged drive gear with bronze surface treatment and a hardened stainless steel pinion. TP has the same drive gear but without the surface treatment, and a brass pinion. 

2) Stella's gearing and internal parts and rotor are fitted to the main body that has the reel's stem as an integral part (12383). then the side cover is is screwed on. On TP, the parts and rotor are attached to a gear box (13327) that is separate from the part that carries the reel's stem (13313), before they are screwed together. Needless to say that the Stella's design is way stronger and more reliable. 

3) The missing bearing in the nut of the TP is responsible for the floating shaft, which is a feature reducing friction between the rotor and the shaft. It means nothing when you are winding the handle freely, but when you reel under load the difference is obvious in more torque and smoother action in case of the STL.

4) The line roller of the STL has a unique anti-scratch black coating that the TP lacks.

5) The anti-reverse clutch of the TP is the old style used in 1998 Stella F. The one in the STL is far superior.

6) In STL, the screw in cap (12355) provides better protection against water and an added lock to keep the pinion assembly in place if a massive pull was delivered to the rotor. In TP the whole assembly is held only by three screws.

Seems even in the smaller sizes the Stella wins out over the Twin power
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