New Stella SW 2013 video

[Peter Olesen]

From Allan Hawks Youtube channel:
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I see:
1) New Stella SW in 2013 - now almost for sure
2) A part of what seems to be a very nice looking spool
3) An "X" - which most probably means that they're going to use x-ship on the new Stella.

Hmmm - not much but interesting enough!

[Adrian Braun]

The spool is sexy . If the reel matched the spool in black it will be as handsome as the Dogfight. Whats the max drag?

[Alex Jordan]

Good catch!

how long do we have to wait!!!!

[Adrian Braun]

Good catch!

how long do we have to wait!!!!

Yeah, any information about release date?

[Ben Lai]

I heard a rumor saying that the model 8000 or smaller will be released by the first half of 2013 and the rest of the bigger model will be released by end of 2013.

[Mark Harris]

Most interesting for me will be if they go for carbon rotor or not.... 

[Mark Gwynne]

All but confirmed Mark regarding the rotor.

http://jignpopforum.com/topic/649-next-generation-stella-sw/

[Mark Harris]

Thanks Mark.

That will require some mental adjustment!  All that flex in the rotor plays on my mind. I have a couple of small Shimano reels with Ci4 rotors and even with those it feels "funny".

[Adrian Braun]

That will require some mental adjustment!  All that flex in the rotor plays on my mind. I have a couple of small Shimano reels with Ci4 rotors and even with those it feels "funny".

Allan Hawk said it was not confirmed, so I am still holding to the hope. I want it to remain metal!

[Adrian Braun]

A pic!

http://www.jignpopforum.com/topic/706-a-first-look-at-the-stella-2013/

XSHIP rotor. Any one know what XSHIP really mean?

[Lou arellano]

Shimano's X-Ship system utilizes a double bearing supported pinion gear to give anglers increased gearing efficiency and power for virtually effortless cranking of the handle. By supporting the pinion gear with two A-RB ball bearings, X-Ship eliminates the pinion gear twist and rotor flex that can be a common problem with spinning reels when fighting a fish.

[Sachin Chaudhry]

Shimano also uses an X to denote JDM models using their fastest gearing. 5.8 vs 6.2 as on the current 10k sw

[Andrew Colefax]

i'm not sure why there seems to be much negative response to composite materials being used. makes sense to me. the extensive use of them in such high performance and stress areas such as F1 and the aircraft industry surely proves their worth...

[Adrian Braun]

God listened to my prayers, the rotor is metal 

http://www.360tuna.com/forum/f60/2013-stella-pictures-32035/index2.html#post337824

[Mark Harris]

Aluminium rotor is good news indeed!  And a 14000 size....... fantastic news for GT Popping anglers.