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Peter Olesen:
I think the higher drag ratings are more a matter of making the reel better to handle the normal drag settings of around 12-15 kilograms that we tend to use. I mean how often do you drive with maximum speed in your car? I have never tried that...

Problem is that it could be the drive gears that is the bottle neck as Brandon mentions. But you may have a couple of more annual trips than I do :)

Brandon Khoo:
I think that is well put, Peter

Nick Bowles:
Great analogy with the car Peter! But it is good to now you have the extra power and to put the pedal to the metal every now and then!! Mark classic, I think we both now we are going to buy at least one new Stella when we can get our hands on it, just a curse of loving rods, reels, lures and all things shiny! We can only fish part of our time but having the new Stella is permanent!! Brandon totally agree not sure if the components can last to long under the high pressure but hopefully at 15kgs the new reels will handle and last longer, but all exciting to find out in the next couple of months!

Cheers,
Nick

Trevor Skinner:
Nick,

You've hit on something there: 'A Stella's for life just not for Christmas'.

I'll let you sell it to Shimano.


Trev

Mark Harris:
I guess we just have to accept that even the best that reels break given the pressure we put them under when GT fishing.  I too have blitzed the gears on a couple of Stellas and a Saltiga Dogfight. The latter is still running without replacing the gears but it makes a noise like a coffee grinder  :o

Will be interesting to see if the new Stella is a step forward in the hardiness ranks.

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