Video: Spinning Rod Bluefin on the New Shimano Stella SW

By Jimmy FeeJanuary 16, 2020

Catching big bluefin tuna on spinning gear doesn’t seem like it should be possible, but it is, thanks to determined captains and heavy-duty precision tackle. Shimano just dropped this bluefin stoke reel showcasing the new Stella SW being released this year, and it has us counting down the days until the tuna return.

Check out more articles on catching tuna on spinning tackle below:

The Spinning Rod Revolution

Giant Bluefin Tuna on Spinning Rod

Here’s a video on tying the knot that Captain Jack Sprengel (featured in the Stella video) uses to connect braid to fluorocarbon when targeting tuna:

And here’s a video from our last spinning rod tuna TV Show, with Captain Bobby Rice back in 2013. It might be time to film a new one, eh?

Jimmy Fee

Jimmy Fee is the Editor of On The Water and a lifelong surfcaster. He grew up fishing the bridges and beaches of Southern New Jersey before moving to Cape Cod in his early 20s. He's pursued striped bass from North Carolina to Massachusetts. He began with On The Water in 2008, and since then has covered a variety of Northeast fisheries from small pond panfish to bluewater billfish in the through writing, video, and podcasting.

One response to “Video: Spinning Rod Bluefin on the New Shimano Stella SW”

Nick
Is this the same Stella that came out last year? Or is this a different 2020 model?

January 19, 2020
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