Regarding life duration of the FAD, it is also worth reporting that in French Polynesia, fishing gear tangling with the mooring line, in particular with mid-water techniques, was found to be the main cause of FAD loss (up to around 70-80%)
Sampling rates displayed are the cumulative average of all vessels active through each year
I knew that the last Stella SW to have a brass pinion was the 2001 model (FA) and that Shimano has since moved up to stainless steel in the 2008 reel, so I assumed that something was lost in translation and that it was a hardened stainless steel pinion since the colour of steel changes when it's heat treated
Shimano SKC90XH SkixX Muskie Rod SKU: SHM-3916 UPC: 022255230872 productid: shimano-skc90xh-skixx-muskie-rod itemtype: product parentid: shimano-skixx-muskie-rods pd-product-review-family: shimano-skixx-muskie-rods prop65: WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm
For baitcasting rods, that guide sits much closer to the rod blank (shown lower right, above )