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Studio Ocean Mark Drag System Rebuild - Better than Shimano Stella drag system

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Enoch Li:
Dave,

I'd say that the standard Shimano Stella spool is superior to the SOM NON-no limits spool according to Brandon's note:

"Btw, the normal SOM spool is not comparable to the No Limits in drag capability."


Also, no limits means more capacity and that's why the No Limits 16000sw spool is such an advantage over the regular 8000/10000 class spool sizes.  There is also a Yumeya 12000 size spool that fits the 8000/10000 size Stella body but again, not in the same class as the SOM 16000sw spool when it comes to capacity or drag features.


Enoch

Samuel Chieng:
Hi Enoch. I'm thinking of getting the SOM NL 16k for my 10kSW as a popping reel. Has there been any tests to show whether the SOM casts better then the stock Stella spool given the odd oval shape of the SOM?

Marc Vandaele:
hi
i suspect my som no limits 18000 spool soon and like to know how much PE8 or PE10 i can put on it
also for the standard spool from stella sw 18000 and 20000,that should be greathfull :)
there is only indication in mm or lbs on the spool
i gone use varivas avani GTmax(that should be good for my first GT trip...)
thanks to all,marc

Mark Harris:
Thanks to Andy's recommendation a month or so back (cheers mate!), I have put a SOM No Limits 16K on a Twinpower SWA 10000 and am very impressed. The reel now performs quite beautifully loaded with PE8. Have not got into a monster with it yet, but the drag performed very smoothly with a couple of 15 kg fish.

On the casting questions, I think this is the best casting spool I have ever used.

Andy Rowe:
Mark,

These spools are the ultimate after market add on to the Shimano 10k series of reels. For the drag system and extra line capacity (the latter IMO on the standard reel  was woefully inadequate) SOM should have won an award for this product. They certainly make the 10K SW a bigger and more formidable reel.

I will be following Enochs instructions and greasing the drags on mine before the next outing.

Marc, on the standard 18k spool you will get PE8=325m, PE10=250m, for the SOM 18k i believe a small improvement on line cap to PE8=340m for the varivas line you mention.

Cheers
A

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