Goodbye FD, Hello New 2010 Shimano Stella
January 24, 2010 by Josh
Filed under Reel Reviews
Shimano Japan has welcomed in the new year with the announcement of the new 2010 Shimano Stella. It appears to be replacing the current(or is that now superseded) Stella FD, which ranges from the 1000 size right up to the 4000.
Depsite coming along way from their beginnings in 1992 , The 2010 Stella has a blue and gold theme, that is somewhat reminiscent of the old FA Stellas a few models back.
Shimano have chosen to use the Super MG body Magnesium and rotors to keep the weight down to a minimum on the sub 2500 sizes. While there larger 2500,3000 and 4000 counter parts have a Super MG body and Power AL Aluminium body .
The new “XShip” gear systems allows for tighter/closer meshing of the gears reducing wear, increasing performance and making for an overall smoother retrieval. Not to mention an oversized main gear and full floating shaft. Shimano’s new EI anti corrosion system is designed to keep these reels going in harshest of conditions.
Other noteable features include two easily accesible service ports in the body and in the bail roller. The machine cut aluminium drag knob was a nice fishing touch to top off what looks to be an amazing reel.
It looks like the 2010 Stella will be released in March in Japan, no news when they will be arriving down under but unfortunately we are usually a fair way behind. Expect at earliest September after the AFTA trade show.
Stay tuned..
