Need advise on few accessories on Stripper gear

[Liv2Fish]

Originally Posted by striperswiper75

It may make sense to return the Stella, buy a shimano Stradic and take the $800 or so dollars and get the rest of the gear mentioned here....just a thought. I would also recommend a book by called "the are of Surfcasting with lures" by Zeno Hromin. It covers lures, but more importantly structure, weather conditions, tides/current and most importantly essential gear for anglers of all levels.
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Agreed. Or, if you are going to drop a grand on a reel, it should be able to get wet...Buy a ZX25/27 or a VS250. You can fish all the same places with one of these reels that you would with the Stella but not the other way around...

[piemma]

...regarding the wader belt and studs. These are the 2 most important pieces of safety equipment you can own. I have had my belt save my life several times when I got knocked over in the surf. The studs are a must for climbing rocks unless you enjoy slipping and falling in the dark on a non-forgiving surface like barnacle encrusted boulders.

[nightfighter]

Originally Posted by Liv2Fish

Agreed. Or, if you are going to drop a grand on a reel, it should be able to get wet...Buy a ZX25/27 or a VS250. You can fish all the same places with one of these reels that you would with the Stella but not the other way around...

X2 Waterproof reel would be a priority on my list. I have always been an advocate of buying the best you can afford. However, if you were getting into guns, I wouldn't start you out with a 50 cal.
VS200 is good all around waterproof reel size and is my go to surf reel. I know doc fishes a 150, and he is a maniac. Don't want you to be undergunned, but don't want to weight you down with heavy gear either. I am just not knowledgeable about the comparable Zeebass sizes.

[fish raptor]

Had a super big grin when I heard the last few responses to "sell the Stella and by a Stradic".

New the Stella was an awesome reel, silky smooth, tons of drag and of so pretty but then read a report on a big fishing tournement on Long Island and 3 of the 5 "big guns" had something called a Van Stalls....sssoooo did some research and found out that this was the reel of choice for solid Striper fishing, a real work horse and the Stella probably best from the confinments of a boat. O.K. So I made an "oversite" (polite way of admitting a mistake). I'll just have to be real careful with her until I buy my VS "back up" reel that some have posted I should have, then I will have the best of both, refinement and ruggedness, Kind of makes sense anyway. If I break my one and only reel I'm screwed so a 2nd backup is a must.