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I have used a few and wasn't impressed with them. All that were for spinning will fit the occasional angler. However the taurus is good for tuna and the scepter for surfcasting. Their light spinning rod are value for money!

If you have a look at the new stella reels. They have cancelled the line/dia rating and the new braid rating has taken over!

Shimano stella 20000FA, Daiwa saltiga 6500 and the Van staal if you can spend about $600. These reels have landed big marlins and huge tunas, it will pull the aligators like nothing! You will need a popping rod rated to 250g! A cheaper reel up to the standard is the okuma vs 80 or the penn 750ss!

If you are talking of the SCLA, mine cost about $17. Matched with my stella has landed bonito, GT, snappers, mullet, barracudas, skipjack tuna... Etc. And 2 potential IGFA World record! It will land bass no problem and has used mine with 2.5kg drag under the tip. The reel seat is balanced and you can throw 13g a fair distance, I've powercasted 18g jigs over 80m single handed on this rod. A good rod at a cheap price. However, the blank get softish with use.

Nothing beats a stella 3000FD for heavy work as a lightweight rated reel. There is also the 3500HD custom certate or the new certate hyper custom or even the branzino!

It is a term used when you are holding the rod in the high position with a wide grip. This applies when playing a fish under your tip, especially in deep water. This overlod your tip and put a lot of pressure on the fish and this is the point of nearly max drag. This term is used in sea jigging.

Reel- Stella 3000FD $630 Rod- Tica scla 6f t $18 Reels for me cover most of my budget!

Owning both a Stella FB and a Stella FD, I have to say that the re-designed FD is smoother than the FB. Not only for the Stella but the new FD ELF a japanese version is as smooth as the Stella FD. Eventhough the ELF is one sixth of the price of the Stella. Shimano is excelling itself with the FD Technology! Thumbs up Shimano! Even the certate custom R doesn't come near as the ELF in smoothness!

:-[i bought one a few weeks ago, haven't got the chance to get a good fish on the reel! Going bassing next week! I've the 2500FB too and the FD is a re-design version Was curious if any members tried it yet!

Has anyone tried these reels? Any feedback? Cheers, JT

Thanks.... These are the line caps given by shimano, are they actually acurate?When they quote 12lb 150m, what diameter is the 12lb?

Actually this is the issue.... Line capacity! :-[i've check the specs and indeed the 2500 and the 3000 have Identical weight and drag pressure! I would say they are the same size too but on the 3000 you get a T handle. Robert: How much line does your 3000 reel take?

Hi guys, First of all, I would like to thank all the valuable input about the Shimano stella 2500 FB. I got my reel and I'm so happy with it that I've decided to buy another reel, this time I'm going for a New Stella limited edition. I need help again. I think roadwarrior gave a the actual line capacity on the 2500 which he was using. I need the same kind of help again. Do any of you use a Stella 3000 size? I need the line cap and the diameter of line this reel can take. I know I can check it on the website but I was surprised a few times by manufacturers values! Any help would be muchly appreciated. JT.

The sustain/twinpower has more drag than ashimano stella 2500 Fb. The sustain uses a set of 3 drag washers in the spool whereas the stella 2500 use only 1 drag washer. The sustain is a brilliant reel, it has a direct train mechanism and a joy to use!

Palomar will indeed SLIP with some kind of braid especially if the line is new! If you succeed not making it slipping then it is a strong knot. There are many complicated knots which are very reliable for Braid but the easiest to use is the 6 turn grinner knot. Or I use a 6 turn normal blood knot but instead you do 4 turn and tuck it, you do 5 turns up the line and 8 turns on the line again in the downward direction and tuck it!