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The Age Old Question S vs D

Submitted by Hook_er on Wed, 2016-07-06 13:09

 Hi lads, 

I'm in the market to spoil myself with a fancy reel and just wodering what would you pick as a spin in the 4000 size range?

Does anything compare to the mighty Stella or Saltiga or do they rein supreme - and if so can someone shed some light on which and why.

Any input would be great cheers.

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Ricko19

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jump on to

Wed, 2016-07-06 13:17

 http://www.alanhawk.com/reviews/reviews.html some good reviews there

beau

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4000 size shimano or

Wed, 2016-07-06 13:38

4000 size shimano or daiwa?
4000 Daiwa Catalina silver model is my all time favourite reel. Alan Hawk rates it aswell as a second tier to daiwas flagship reel Saltiga. New Catalina just released last few months I'll be looking to upgrade soon

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Ps. I also own a 4000 and

Wed, 2016-07-06 13:40

Ps. I also own a 4000 and 5000 saltiga aswell as a 3000 stella and will definitely not be purchasing any more of them in the near future.

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Hook_er

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Cheers.

Wed, 2016-07-06 13:48

Cheers champ 

resurgence

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Rarenium

Wed, 2016-07-06 23:14

 In my opinion the Stella's in the small sizes are not really great value.  I've got a couple of Rareniums, 2500 and 4000.  They are superb reels.  Got the 4000 spoiled with 4kg mono, caught heaps of great fish including a world record salmon and a 12kg mulloway.

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Plus 1 for the 4000 Catalina.

Thu, 2016-07-07 11:25

Plus 1 for the 4000 Catalina. Beauty of a reel, Alan Hawke has a glowing review of it. Definitely value for money

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 +2 the Catalinas are great

Sat, 2016-07-09 10:13

 

+2 the Catalinas are great reels (I have a 4500 and 6500 of the original model and considering another 4000)

unless I was heading off to exotic locations for GT and Dogtooth I wouldn't go a Stella or Saltiga (bar 6 numbers coming up tonight - then my new boat would be adorned with them )

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IMHO the Stella is smoother

Sat, 2016-07-09 01:39

IMHO the Stella is smoother and the warranty from shimano is hard to beat.
 
having saif that i own 6 saltiga , 4 of them for 10 years and fish with it atleast once a week.
 
Never have serviced them  ( yet ) and did not bother with carbontex washer.
 
originally bought for sambo jigging but ended  up using and abusing it every trip. ( ie snag, big stingray , shark etc..)
 
They all still work perfectly !! 
 
so i am sold on saltiga...having said that i like the old model better...solid metal construction...
 
the new one got  more technology ..but i dont have it for that long ...well only got it for a few years..so we will see...
 
so if you look after your gear well..i think Stella is the go..smooth , powerful and looks great
 
if you are lazy like me..who fish till 3 am ...then just crash when i get home then buy saltiga..i just rinse it after every trip. it seem to work still
( probably will jinx myself now )
 
 

Iseedeadfish

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I have both the 2013 Stella

Tue, 2016-07-12 00:46

I have both the 2013 Stella 5000HG and 2012 Catalina 4000H.. They are both very smooth but the Catalina 4000 is such a top performer for the money it's hard to ignore.

If you can find some shops that are clearing out the silver catalinas at a great price then your on to a winner..