Stella 4000 fe or 5000 sw???
Submitted by Chris fish on Fri, 2012-06-15 11:41
Hey guys just looking to replace my certate 3500 and want to get a Stella but not to sure on what size to go, want to spool it with 20lb and will be using it for beach fishing and demersal jigging, there is nothing wrong with the certate and I want to keep to a reel around the same size jus want to try something new and unsure what way to go about it.
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SamC
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Any reason why you want high
Any reason why you want high speed for demersal jigging Chris?
Personally i'd be looking at SW4000 or 5000PG Stellas, or 2012 4000 Catalina's for those options
Cheers,
Sam
crasny1
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Agree
SW4000 is light enough, yet has heaps of grunt for a lighter reel. I lost my SW8000 overboard, replacing it with a lighter reel (prob 5000PG) because it has the brute strenght to handle most Pilbara demersal, and yet is nice and light.
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Chris fish
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Was thinking a Catalina as
Was thinking a Catalina as well but the 5k Stella's and Catalina I think will be to big for what I want, the fe is the right sort of size I'm after, I use this reel for beach fishing for mulloway and small sharks more than anything with only about 10% of its use will be demersals so I can live with the high speed for jigging, and I jig for small sambos a fair bit when I'm out in the boat and the high speed would be good for that too
always looking for a new challenge!!
cudbfishn
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I have a 5k for demersals
I have a 5k for demersals and its fine. Your only reeling in slack line anyway. But a 5k might be a bit big for pe2
till
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I reckon smaller than 5k for
I reckon smaller than 5k for local PE2 action.
Chris fish
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Pe2 can be up to 30lb so a
Pe2 can be up to 30lb so a 5k would suit that fine but I want to run 20lb so that's why I'm leaning more towards the smaller size of the 4000fe.
always looking for a new challenge!!
cudbfishn
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I run pe 2.5 40lb on my 5k
I run pe 2.5 40lb on my 5k