Stella review
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
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Topic: Stella review
Posted By: Titahi
Subject: Stella review
Date 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 http://www.stripersonline.com/surftalk/showthread.php?t=647666 - www.stripersonline.com/surftalk/showthread.php?t=647666 ------------- "I love standing by the ocean and just knowing what its for" |
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Posted By: stellajigger
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2010 at 5:11am
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yeh that dude has alot of time on his hands,good on him
------------- Live Bait , the Lance Armstrong of catching KINGFISH |
Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2010 at 5:16am
| 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!!! |
Posted By: Falco
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2010 at 6:32am
Yeah thats a big artcile,so what is the ford transit van of reels? 
Mozz,you using floater? or sinkers? and whats the skinny on those sato crimps?PM would be cool. ------------- as dead as dead is |
Posted By: Titahi
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2010 at 9:32am
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[QUOTE=falco]Yeah thats a big artcile,so what is the ford transit van of reels?
One continually breaks down, lives on the back lawn rusting and doesnt work!  ------------- "I love standing by the ocean and just knowing what its for" |
Posted By: reelguys
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2010 at 1:46pm
| ...Awesome article there Jason.....thanx....excellent amount of info. |
Posted By: six guns
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2010 at 1:51pm
so is a ford transit like having a O/H reel 
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Posted By: Falco
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2010 at 1:53pm
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In about another month I will agree with that ------------- as dead as dead is |
Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2010 at 5:48pm
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thanks for the Link Jason. I enjoyed that read.
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Posted By: snapazapa
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2010 at 7:30pm
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wow,although long he gets right into it,glad to see whats actually in there. ------------- Live life to the fullest... |
Posted By: travel1062
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2010 at 8:57am
The guy at Stripers really love a thorough reel review. and this fella is really good at it.+ 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. |
Posted By: Titahi
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2010 at 2:45pm
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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 ------------- "I love standing by the ocean and just knowing what its for" |