Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
New Stella SW 2013 video
Andy Rowe:
Thanks for your work Clem, very interesting.
I may be changing my attitude on buying the 14k if the weight increases mean a stronger more GT capable reel than the current 10k body allows. Very exciting as the current 10k is no slouch for such a little reel.
Ben Lai:
Is it confirmed that the spool is compatible with 08 SW stella? From the picture it seems the new spool is shorter than the 08 but somehow I heard that the spools are exchangeable.
Clem Henry:
Cant really tell Ben, it will be great work if the design has shortened the overall length of the shaft...as it will be less likely to bend under pressure.
This is the main problem with some of the Twin power reels, they dont have a bearing in the rotor nut which means less support - especially when the spool is at max height...hence they often bend.
From what you can see...I think it looks great, excellent reel anyway but this will close out most of the niggles
Mark Harris:
Clem - thank you so much for taking the time to run your expert tutored eye over the limited material that has been released to date. Some interesting insights there.
Ben - I am pretty sure it was Alan Hawk who mentioned that the spools were compatible.
Rob Langridge:
--- Quote from: Clem Henry on January 17, 2013, 09:01:19 PM ---This is the main problem with some of the Twin power reels, they dont have a bearing in the rotor nut which means less support - especially when the spool is at max height...hence they often bend.
--- End quote ---
The Twin Power is not the only spinning reel you see this happen to. I think the biggest cause of a bent main shaft is when a fisherman grabs hold of the spool under a heavy drag setting and heavy line when the spool is at it's max height on the main shaft trying to stop a fish from reefing him. Which in-turn you get rotor flex and a spool rubbing on the rotor. Some may say you need to do this from getting reefed and some may say its neglect or bad technique.
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