Certate V/s Stella

[Sportfisherman]

Stella is smoother than Certate , I think everybody knows that and even Daiwa fans have conceded to aknowledging it as undisputed fact . In reality , most Shimano reels are smoother than those of Daiwa , apple to apple comparison .

Daiwa is rougher and hence feel sturdier ? I beg to differ , the roughness indicates that not everything is running smoothly as per required tolerance , a few years ago in USA anglers in the west coast were obsessed by " blue printing " their reel ( mostly American made or made for American market ) and they do this to obtain a smoother operation than what they get from stock out of the box reels .

Now Shimano has responded and make their reels to be smooth ( out of the box ) and not many are doing " blue printing " anymore albeit some still do to
their older reels described above . Daiwa came up with a few smooth reels
too but only after Shimano has done it for a few years , only playing catch up .

Example of this , many : Ocea Jigger/Trinidad/Torium to Saltiga/Saltist in conventional jigging , TLDII to SLDII , Stella to Saltiga , etc. and now Daiwa
has yet to come up with their answer to Torsa , Tyrnos n DC technology .

What Daiwa has come out is with COLOR , the same reel with exotic colours that cost 50% more and brand it as "IZE , ITO etc, but in reality , these reels are only cosmetically different than the stock version .

I haven't seen Daiwa comes with INNOVATION yet these ladt few years .

Sportfisherman .

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Originally Posted by Jacktrevally

Cheers mate,

I've was checking plat's website yesterday and I remember that ARB bearings are on the Shimano reel and the new Stella has them! Does the Daiwa as well have them?

My caldia kix had CRBB

JT, sorry I confused you with that input on bearings. I was refering to Anti Reverse bearings when I said AR Bearing. CRBB/ARB etc are all corrosion resistant bearings which have been surface treated to withstand the elements better.

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Originally Posted by Sportfisherman

What Daiwa has come out is with COLOR , the same reel with exotic colours that cost 50% more and brand it as "IZE , ITO etc, but in reality , these reels are only cosmetically different than the stock version .

I haven't seen Daiwa comes with INNOVATION yet these ladt few years .

Sportfisherman .

Can't agree more... a change of spool, color, handle and its marketed as a brand new reel

[Jacktrevally]

Thanks for all explanations lads,

I seriously need to look for a Stella FA if I can't find it then I'll go for the SR since I've got no choice.

Has anyone heard of the Stella Ship?

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Errrm dude... SHIP in Shimano's context stands for Smooth and HIgh Power Took me a while to figure it out too!

[Sportfisherman]

Originally Posted by Jacktrevally

Thanks for all explanations lads,

I seriously need to look for a Stella FA if I can't find it then I'll go for the SR since I've got no choice.

Has anyone heard of the Stella Ship?

JackTrevally ,

All Stella Japan Domestic is SuperHIghPower and this equate to FluiDrive II in the International issue Stella .

Jon .

[Jacktrevally]

Thanks for all the valuable info.

Just need to handle the cash to my cousin when He's back to mauritius and he's back to SG on the 5th of Jan.

[tuna]

Hi,

You will never regret getting the stella over the certate. I have sold my certate and exist and now have stella SR in 1000, 2500 and 4000 sizes. The stellas are just beautifu to use.

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