Just How Good Is The New Shimano Twin Power FE Model?? 

Cheers mate! Hopefully see you up at your spot again soon when the weather warms up a bit 🙂

as soon as i saw the reel I told the same! i've got 4000pg (2024) and it looks awesome.

Definitely a case of beauty being in the eye of the beholder. I don't think it's ugly by any means at all, it's quite a similar design to the Stella FK in it's simplicity. I just personally think the FD is a more aesthetically pleasing looking reel. Luckily none of this stuff has much effect on the functionality of it!

100%, I understand the philosophy of a simple design language but I think it is a little too simple. It reminds me a bit of the old FD sienna which was probably the best Sienna model that Shimano ever made

I was told the same thing about the Tranx 150 size but it's price hasn't changed since it came out a little while ago. Will just have to wait and see I guess.

My guess is Shimano is probably trickling out small numbers of them to the Aussie market, I know that my local tackle shop only got the single 2500 delivered in their initial delivery. It would be a shame if the FD didn't sell that well as it is a phenomenal reel. I'm not a Daiwa guy personally but if I were to buy one it would probably be the Certate as it seems to have less issues compared to other Daiwa models.

Half price is an absolute bargain, I'd go the FD at that price.

The Twin Power SW is typically found in larger sizes and used more for heavy offshore work, the latest FE model is 5000 size and under so more of an estuary reel and lighter offshore work - much the same as the Stella and Stella SW series. The FE Model does have a seal to prevent ingress of water, however the way it has been designed is more functional to stopping water ingress via a water repellent treatment and design features.

That's a tough question! If money wasn't an issue, I would probably just go with the Stella FK. I've got one in a 2500 size and it's phenomenal. The TP FE feels remarkably similar in it's smoothness and overall feel. The design language between the 2 reels is very similar as well, to my eye the major difference between them is the colour. If we throw money back into the equation, the relative slight difference in price means that people end up where you are and consider just splashing the extra on the Stella. If the FE were the same price as the FD then to me it would be a no-brainer to get the FE. But it's not. Having said that, for the kind of prices that the FD would be going for now that it is discontinued - it's really hard to pass up some of the deals. I'm almost considering searching for another FD for that reason. I can probably sum it up best like this; Go the TP FD if you want bulletproof reliability, the better sounding drag and a bargain price Go the Stella FK if you want the flagship reel with all the bells and whistles Go the TP FE if you want most of a Stella FK at a slightly discounted price

@@jordythebassist wow, cracking reply mate, truly appreciate it. My local said they would work out a deal as I’m also chasing a few millerods, one to pair with a newly acquired sustain for bream chasing and the other with a TP/Stella (also looking at some nitro vapours instead) I’ll see what they can do. If the FD can come down to under 50% of the Stella I’ll go down that path but if not I’ll probably just grab the FK. With that amount of coin it might just be best to invest slightly more.

@DanTheCardMan2 half the price of a Stella is almost impossible to pass on for an FD, hopefully they can make it happen!

@@jordythebassist looks like I can get an FD for around $540 aud. I think that’s a no brainer at this stage. The slow oscillation and the bail arm guide on the FK is pretty cool but not sure if worth forking out the coin for. Can get two FDs for one Stella!

@@DanTheCardMan2 that's a great price and definitely hard to pass on! Check my recent video chasing flathead, I was using mine in that upload. It's a bloody awesome reel 💪

Can't say I've seen the Nomad braid, it looks a lot like Gosen IMO

@@jordythebassist I’d definitely recommend giving panderra a go 👍

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