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numbskull · 09-22-2019, 05:34 PM

Back to the VS 150.
The reel's cranking power can be improved by switching to a VR handle which is longer and has a larger knob. Even then, however, the gear design is relatively crude and the reel is definitely harder to crank under load than the Stella 5000SW I own. I think mine took close to 400 yds of Diawa Samurai 40# braid so capacity shouldn't be an issue.

09-22-2019, 05:34 PM	#30
numbskull Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: over the hill Posts: 6,682	Back to the VS 150. The reel's cranking power can be improved by switching to a VR handle which is longer and has a larger knob. Even then, however, the gear design is relatively crude and the reel is definitely harder to crank under load than the Stella 5000SW I own. I think mine took close to 400 yds of Diawa Samurai 40# braid so capacity shouldn't be an issue.