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Originally Posted by tysdad115
I have a Stella, spent alot of time underwater this season. I sent it to Shimano, they had it for three weeks. They replaced everything inside, gears, bearings, rollers etc..it was under warranty still that's why I was rough on it. I had to call three times to find out what was taking so long as it comes with the "platinum" two day service plan...when I finally got an answer the guy (at shimano California ) said "There was alot of corrosion in the reel, did you submerge it? My reply was yes, alot as its supposed to be "sealed"...I'm less than impressed with the sealed part of their statement. Now the Stella is an animal for many other things, love it for retrieve speed and casting. Just don't get it wet. My next reel is a ZB.
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I don't think I've seen Shimano advertise the SW as "sealed".
They claim a waterproof Drag and a water
resistant body.
It has no gasket or seal of any type on the body cover. The cover fits very well and I think water resistant is a fair claim, I think the sealed claim was from others not them.
Hard to hold it against them if they never claimed it.
I might have missed it.
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