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Shimano Stella SWB STL5000SWBXG Saltwater Spinning Reel $1050.00

Vs. Shimano stella F $780.00. I want to get a reel for stripers. I know the SWB is more for large fish like tuna. I will be using this reel only on my boat. What reel should I get? Is the $780 shim. Reel going to hold up ? Like to hear your input. Thank you.

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You'll be fine using the freshwater version from boat. I have a pair of Stella FDs I've been using from both boat and shore for roughly 5 years and have no issues. What I like most about the freshwater Stellas other than the price is the light weight. Save your money and your arm, you won't be disappointed.

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Shimano Stella SWB STL5000SWBXG Saltwater Spinning Reel $1050.00

Vs. Shimano stella F $780.00. I want to get a reel for stripers. I know the SWB is more for large fish like tuna. I will be using this reel only on my boat. What reel should I get? Is the $780 shim. Reel going to hold up ? Like to hear your input. Thank you.

 

Not to deter you from Stella, however, at that price range have you looked at Daiwa Saltiga or Isla/Catalina. You might be pleasantly surprised. I was.

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I got a stella swpg a few weeks back. Nicest reel I have ever fished with. 1821411

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Not many shops have that reel. I had to order it from a shop up in Mass.

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If you blindfolded 100 fishermen and handed them a stradic and a stella most would not be able to tell you which was the nicer reel. Ever hear of the law of diminishing returns? For stripers there is really no point in buying that nice of a reel. 

 

Stellas are wicked nice but I tend to agree with the above. For striped bass you don't need tuna gear. In the Canal maybe something like this is justified with the heavy jigging and huge current but not your average situation. That being said I would love a pair of stellas, one 5000 and one 10000, but they are out of my price range.

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PG is the slowest of the Stella models. The 5000 and the 6000 are the same size. The 6000 holds more line. Do your research before you drop the grand. ;)

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PG means power gear or lower gear ratio so you can reel heavier things with more ease? There's also XG, which is just extra gear or higher gear ratio for faster retrieve but less power. Depend on the species you're targeting, the new Stella (not SW2013) is good for salt water as well. I have the SW2013 4000xg for striper fishing, but I think the new Stella size 4000 is a sturdier built one when I saw it. If you want to fish light and not looking to target big fish in fast current than I don't see a probem with size 4000 shimano. I get about 150-180 yards of 30lb suffix832 or power pro.


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Just saw you're pairing it with a 7' so I would high recommend the new Stella size 4000 (highest size for that model)



5000 would would but a big heavier and bigger. Besides, the former recommendation is cheaper than the SW2013 5000


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