2008 Stella

Have just been up to the Yokohama Fishing Show and got a peak at the new Stella "No Bail Arm" some awesome gear on display

Liked these Evergreen Opus 1 and new lighter model Opus 1 nero

[dylman]

Originally Posted by Zipman

Have just been up to the Yokohama Fishing Show and got a peak at the new Stella "No Bail Arm" some awesome gear on display

Interesting.... How would that work?

[Try Hard]

I'm with you dylman!

i have an old reel that doesnt have a bail arm hahah its not very good :P

be interesting to see how they perform

[Stu_000]

Originally Posted by dylman

Interesting.... How would that work?

Muzz being the old man he is tells me it is like the old Mitchell (about 30 years ago) and you hook the line around the line roller after you cast rather than it automatically hooking around when you close the bail arm.

Correct us if this is wrong.................

Think your right Stu same concept as the Van Staal reels but I may be wrong because it was explained to me in Japanese

[bream flathead7]

guys, I dont think that would work . I got this pic of the new stella with the bail arm on off the shimano site.




daniel

Not being sarcastic mate that's the latest Stella "not released yet" apparently it's been completely redesigned and they've beefed up the line roller and "no bail arm"

[Shortlite]

It's the new Stella SW, for heavy duty saltwater work. Beefed up for large angry salty fish. 4000 size and up. Bail-less works just fine: no opening or closing of the bail arm, just push off with the finger and hook it for casting, then hook it back onto the bail roller when retrieving. Best for cast and retrieve methods, not subtle jigging which introduces slack line. With the fish they had in mind, there's not subtle jigging anyway!!!

Thanks for clearing that up Shortlite, with my limited Japanese I struggled a bit to understand a lot of what was explained to me. As far as I know the whole Stella range has been redesigned and the price has gone upFrom memory the reel pictured will retail in Japan for 100,000Yen

[Mark M]

You got me all excited Mark, anyone else wanting to see a little more of the show.

http://www.japantackle.com/TackleSho...leShow2008.htm

and save up your pennies, these are the JP prices: http://www.japantackle.com/Shimano/S...StellaSW08.htm

[bream flathead7]

Originally Posted by Zipman

Not being sarcastic mate that's the latest Stella "not released yet" apparently it's been completely redesigned and they've beefed up the line roller and "no bail arm"

oh sorry then, just that it looked a bit weird with the as the 08 model on the shimano website had a bail arm. Are these different models or something? or is it just a concept?

Was pretty amazing Mark and I'd highly recommend getting there next year to have a look if you love your Japanese Tackle.

bream flathead not a concept mate thats how they are, will be

[bream flathead7]

Originally Posted by Zipman

Was pretty amazing Mark and I'd highly recommend getting there next year to have a look if you love your Japanese Tackle.

bream flathead not a concept mate thats how they are, will be

cool, looked a bit weird at first. Bet they'll be expensive! btw why would they have a picture of the new stella with a bail arm on the shimano site??


bream flathead7