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Looks like they have rushed production and need to sort out QC issues. The brass pinion thing I don't think is as a big of an issue as made out, remember that the main gear has always been aluminium.
The assembly problems and tolerance issues aren't acceptable, Thai bearings are a joke (don't forget the Saltiga is full of them as well). I'm looking at getting a 4000 SW and upgrading bearings to ceramics etc.. |
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Perhaps I am the only one who has seen the positives of Alan's report rather than the knit picking that he is so renowned for.....
Today I bit the bullet and bought a Stella 8000SW-B for an upcoming Broome trip. A couple of things I have noticed.... The rotor does not have even the slightest of flex, no matter how much pressure I put on it. NONE The drag sounds of its head, kinda like my 2004 Strez on steroids. Buckling down the drag feels a lot different to most other large spinning reels that I have played with, it' takes a bit of pressure to turn the knob. I'm guessing that's to do with the new wave spring and the huge drag capacity in this reel. The main reason to go with the 8,000 was to have the option of dropping a second spool (14,000 with 80lb PE ;-) ) on it and still have a large drag capacity For me, 20 years of Japanese engineering speaks louder than the flaws of Alan's report. I guess it wouldn't have won multiple awards at iCast for no reason Cheers tt |
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That said, awards at iCast are meaningless, and when I pay $1000+ for a fishing reel I have every right to nit pick and expect absolute perfection, the kind that 20 years of Japanese engineering should amount to. I actually had a polite rant to shimano about it, and sent them the review, to which they were surprisingly grateful for the feedback, and I have no doubt in my mind that this whole debacle will become nothing more than a minor speed bump that shimano will address promptly.
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Uber great review - loved it for every moment it stole from my life.
When you get reviews like that from Allan you get honesty in what people see and experience - I think its something a lot of people dont get to experience themselves. Cant wait to read others - but need a better chair for this... The weasels are starting to close in... |
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I just can't justify the price for what there charging that includes diawa.thats just me.a $250 reel from shimano or diawa will do the same job with plenty change in hand.
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It's all about longevity too, at least that's what I understand with the huge price tags.
You'd probly stuff 4 stradic 8000s before one sw stella. |
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So what did shimano say, stella fella? Are they going to sort it out?
Has daiwa sorted out the problems that alan high lighted in his review of the saltiga?
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I know daiwa sorted out the mag seal leaking issue, the plating on the drag clicker and also the pinion bearing retaining plate has been beefed up, I don't know if they fixed the spool shim housing though.
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I was reading this and I must of been making grunts and moans cause wife walked over and said I need serious help sexy reel though
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So after reading the reviews I went to go test my new reels. 20k No rotor movement. 8k No Rotor movement 10K very slight flex. Anyways I'm not going to dwell too much about it, I am happy with them! |
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Just received an email letting me know the new stella won best reel at icast 2013
Surely alan had a one off? Then again, I've always been very iffy about the winning products.
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Im sure the reels fine. But allans review is a stark reminder of what happens when big brands decide to fall back on the prior success of a product and rely too heavily on the brand loyalty of its customers to carry forward new success. |
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