Stella or new vanquish
Stella or new vanquish
I'm looking to get a c2500hgs size feel I don't know if I should get the Stella or the new vanquish any suggestions?
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Stella.
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Stella hands down.
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Stella
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I have a few lbs of stellas.....what makes it better?
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What makes the Stella better? To me it is much more refined and solid feeling, probably the all metal construction. I get the use of the CI4/Zaion rotors these days, but all metal feels better in my hands every time.ScoobyDoo wrote:I have a few lbs of stellas.....what makes it better?
Plus it's a STELLA!!!:)
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I sold my vq right after I got my Stella's. Just so much more smooth when hooked up
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stella all day
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Stella all da way!
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Well no one can really make a call as i doubt anyone has the new Vanquish yet.
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Isn't the new Vanquish marketed as a bottom contact alternative to the Stella? Whereas the Stella is more marketed toward retrieve oriented techniques? I realize they're not exclusive, and I regard the Stella as the best spinning reel on the market, but I think they mentioned something like this in the Japanese 2016 Vanquish promo...
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Interesting thought, I would guess the all-metal Stella would be better for bottom contact, but who knows. Bottom line the Stella is almost $200 dollars more for a reason.Fishinfanatic115 wrote:Isn't the new Vanquish marketed as a bottom contact alternative to the Stella? Whereas the Stella is more marketed toward retrieve oriented techniques? I realize they're not exclusive, and I regard the Stella as the best spinning reel on the market, but I think they mentioned something like this in the Japanese 2016 Vanquish promo...
I say it is the best on Earth, with only an Opus as a curiousity that I have not beheld to compare.
Great problem to have debating a Vanquish and a Stella:)
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I have the 12 vanquish and its been amazing, I would take the stella over it though.
With that said the new vanquish looks pretty damn awesome...
What I like about my 12 is the maintenance port, shimano was dumb getting rid of that feature IMO.
With that said the new vanquish looks pretty damn awesome...
What I like about my 12 is the maintenance port, shimano was dumb getting rid of that feature IMO.
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The extra tall spool of the Stella is the main thing for me that I wish more Shimao spinners would employ, but I get that they want the flagship to have a stand alone feature.BRONZEBACK32 wrote:I have the 12 vanquish and its been amazing, I would take the stella over it though.
With that said the new vanquish looks pretty damn awesome...
What I like about my 12 is the maintenance port, shimano was dumb getting rid of that feature IMO.
I look forward to 2016 Vanquish reviews when they start showing up. If they made the spool like the Stella, it would vault up my list to try again.
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I ended up getting the Stella. This size is awesome! It would be great for drop shorting because of its smaller size. I can't wait to test it out hopefully I can try it on small mouth soon or some big Browns!