2018 Stella Debut

exp2000 · January 26, 2018, 02:30:09 PM

Rivverrat · January 27, 2018, 07:26:36 AM

Well I'll be surprised if that isnt the smoothest reel in it's class. It had bearings on top of bearings... Jeff

Chandler · January 27, 2018, 07:31:23 AM

2018 Shimano Stella Japan fishing show 2018 JAN

Alto Mare · January 27, 2018, 01:22:59 PM

I got a headache just from looking at that one it the glass enclosure...maybe the boss would have a ball with that one

Sal

Ruffy · January 27, 2018, 02:14:13 PM

Agreed Sal, the marketing on things these days does my head in. Time will tell whether it's a valuable addition to the arsenal, I am guessing it will fall into the 'nice if you can afford it but not entirely necessary' category.

Andrew

Gfish · January 27, 2018, 02:23:33 PM

Fancy-schmancy. Too many parts in those Shimanos for my comfort level.
Gfish

steelfish · January 27, 2018, 04:07:45 PM

Quote from: Gfish on January 27, 2018, 02:23:33 PM
Fancy-schmancy. Too many parts in those Shimanos for my comfort level.
Gfish

Some say shimano sells sells stella $1 per part used, thats the reason they cost $1,000 a reel

exp2000 · January 27, 2018, 04:31:28 PM

Apart from the fiddly Stella anti-reverse bearing (not modular) and a few extra parts in the drag system, they really are not all that complicated. You pull the gearbox apart and it's the same as any other spinner - just better quality.

You can get a lot of enjoyment from working on such fine engineering too.

Baitrunners are more complicated I reckon, but then - I'm used to working on them.
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Rivverrat · January 27, 2018, 08:52:16 PM

Quote from: steelfish on January 27, 2018, 04:07:45 PM
Quote from: Gfish on January 27, 2018, 02:23:33 PM
Fancy-schmancy. Too many parts in those Shimanos for my comfort level.
Gfish

Some say shimano sells sells stella $1 per part used, thats the reason they cost $1,000 a reel

They sell them at all is something to marvel at.
Penn Torque please... Jeff

handi2 · January 27, 2018, 10:33:35 PM

They are like working on other reels with too many parts to get the same thing accomplished. It takes me a couple of hours now after doing so many. I still cringe when they come in. Especially the little ones.

If you have ever used one for a while you would throw that Torque overboard

Rivverrat · January 27, 2018, 11:31:52 PM

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Alto Mare · January 28, 2018, 12:15:24 AM

Instead of throwing that Torque overboard, make a friend instead...I'll be your friend

Rivverrat · January 28, 2018, 04:19:40 AM

Keith is just kind of cranky. I had two Stellas a few years back It didnt go real well. I had unrealistic expectations of those 2 reels. I'm sure not many were like the 2 I had... Jeff

mrwilson99 · January 28, 2018, 06:51:27 AM

Hmmm....I'll stick to my Penn Spinfisher! Price is right for me, quality and a workhorse.

Gfish · January 28, 2018, 12:18:02 PM

Quote from: exp2000 on January 27, 2018, 04:31:28 PM
Apart from the fiddly Stella anti-reverse bearing (not modular) and a few extra parts in the drag system, they really are not all that complicated. You pull the gearbox apart and it's the same as any other spinner - just better quality.

You can get a lot of enjoyment from working on such fine engineering too.

Baitrunners are more complicated I reckon, but then - I'm used to working on them.
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IHMO, if you can master a Baitrunner for tear-down and rebuild, you've peaked-out on the reel complexity thing. On my old D or B or whatever it was, I spent about 6 hours gettin lost in small detail, and messin up on system sequence, before I finally got it back together. And in the end, I decided not to try n' disassemble the baitrunner drag system on the bottom of the reel. Good trial and error experience for me.
Gfish