Shimano Stella FD

[Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA)]

I will shortly be recieving my batch of Shimano Stella FD reels that I will be field testing. They are coming in 1000 to 4000 sizes complete with 3 spare spools each, so I will be able to try them out in a variety of angling methods.

I just thought I would askif any of you had tried out these reels. I am told they are Shimano's benchmark reel and at £370 to £490 RRP each, they should be good.

 

[Baz (Angel of the North)]

There are some good walking boots comeing onto the market soon. Will you be field testing them the next time you come to the Ribble?

 

[Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA)]

I recieved 3 pairsof Sundridge boots the other day Baz. I must get around to field testing them.

 

[Baz (Angel of the North)]

Hahaaaaaaaa. Good one mate. One for each foot was it?

 

[Richard Farrow]

Didn't have you down as a 'Tackle Tart' Ron. Just a good caster of baits to the gullible.

 

[Mark Hewitt]

Got a couple, their ok but not up to the standard of my 300S's (mitchell)

 

[Les Clark ( not too proud to nick a good idea fro]

Trouble is Richard Rons bait is the new transparent type from Tickle Tarts Ltd , you can see right through it ./forum/smilies/wink_smiley.gif

 

[Morespiders]

<blockquote class=quoteheader>Mark Hewitt (ACA) wrote (see)</blockquote><blockquote class=quote>Got a couple, their ok but not up to the standard of my 300S's (mitchell)</blockquote>


Me to Mr Hewitt

Ron, stick the Stella's up your bottom, they are shite

 

[Mark Hewitt]

theres me trying to be polite!

 

[Morespiders]

I was polite, I could have said something else/forum/smilies/nerd_smiley.gif

 

[Richard Farrow]

Your Spider looks worse for wear, somebody spike it's water.

 

[Ric Elwin]

Probably like most Shimanos: Over-priced,,over-heavy, over-hyped....overrated.

Give me a Mtchell 301 anytime

 

[Ric Elwin]

And I once went with a girl called Stella. She failed, on exactly the same counts as the reel.

 

[Morespiders]

<blockquote class=quoteheader>Richard Farrow wrote (see)</blockquote><blockquote class=quote>Your Spider looks worse for wear, somebody spike it's water.</blockquote>
Ask Edward Bibby/forum/smilies/nerd_smiley.gif

 

[Ray Daywalker Clarke]

Stick them in your garden Ron, with the cane rods.

 

[Greg Whitehead]

Bloody blagger, makes it harder for the rest of us!/forum/smilies/surprised_smiley.gif

 

[Graham Whatmore]

I think Ron lives in the land where the first cuckoo is heard every day.

£370 for a reel, I wouldn't pay that much if it came with a Harrison rod and a season ticket on the Ouse syndicate water, s'pose I could sell it on Ebay though come to think of it.

 

[Morespiders]

Nobody wants them Graham, they are to smooth

 

[ED (The ORIGINAL and REAL one)]

Ron


Try them on those rods made from carrots you were supposed to be testing ....They should go well together ... in cloud cuckoo land

 

[Peter Jacobs]

Ron,

Don't waste your time 'field testing' the Stella FD's, quite honestly they are not that good and were a poor balance on my Carbotecs.

They are sitting somewhere at the back of my garage, I think.