Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
Custom handles / knobs
Ricky Lim:
Personal preference Ben!
I find the carbon knob slippery when I put on my 18000, so I put in on the 6000 instead.
I replaced it with the fisherman round knob. Good grip but heavy.
Personally find round knobs most confy for me.
Mark Harris:
They do feel better in the hand Ben and probably give you a little more cranking power. The ultimate on that front is to get a whole new handle set (eg MC Works, SOM) and not just change the knob. But you are into lots of money to do that.
The best value after market knob I have come across is the one offered by forum sponsor Kaiser. It is aluminium and not unlike the Fisherman knob. I use this on my Twinpower 10000 and 12000 and Stella 20000, and is it is very comfortable. Extremely well priced.
I have long thought that the standard Stella rubber egg knob is a bit of a cheap feature from Shimano. You get the same knob on a Stella as you do on a Saragosa. Some JDM Stellas do come with the carbon fibre knob as standard but not the export version that the vast majority of us buy. This is one area where Daiwa out-do Shimano in my eyes - the factory handle and knob on a Saltiga is certainly better than the Stella equivalent.
But like much in this sport, the bling factor plays a large part as well 8) .
Ben Rivers:
Thanks for the comments Ricky / Mark.
Has anyone tried these knobs: http://www.7seasproshop.com/product_detail.php?keyword=shimano_shimano_yumeya_aluminum_round_power_knob
Dmitrii Novgorodtcev:
Mark,
I totally agree that it is a good idea to have a whole new handle instead of changing the knob only, especially if you use old Stella and has a bad habbit to help pumping the fish with your left hand holding the reel handle. It just brakes in the place where the knob shaft meets the main handle. I saw once and heard many of these stories. So, now I never go fishing without spare handle set.
Dan Colebrook:
--- Quote from: Mark Harris on February 01, 2012, 09:12:59 PM ---
I have long thought that the standard Stella rubber egg knob is a bit of a cheap feature from Shimano. You get the same knob on a Stella as you do on a Saragosa. Some JDM Stellas do come with the carbon fibre knob as standard but not the export version that the vast majority of us buy. This is one area where Daiwa out-do Shimano in my eyes - the factory handle and knob on a Saltiga is certainly better than the Stella equivalent.
But like much in this sport, the bling factor plays a large part as well 8) .
--- End quote ---
100% agree with ya!
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version