Like all items of saltwater fishing gear, it's advisable to buy the best you can afford
Die hard fans still would not accept that Stella was no longer #1, but in a review I wrote in 2003, I used my own experience with both Saltiga 6000 and Stella 20000FA (2001 generation of Stella), and concluded that the Daiwa was the new #1
giant trevally , let me tell you what happens
Outwardly, almost identical to the Cardinal 44, but it has an increased retrieve rate, up from 1:5.1 to 1:5.9, which translates into almost a yard (84.5cm or 33") of line for each turn of the handle
Specs: PRODUCT CODE BRAID LINE CAPACITY (#TEST/YD) MONO LINE CAPACITY (#TEST/YD) WEIGHT (OZ) BEARINGS LINE RETRIEVE PER CRANK (IN) GEAR RATIO MAX DRAG (LB) CLA2000 210/8 180/10 165/15 240/4 180/6 125/8 8.2 9 N/A 6.2:1 10lb | 4.5kg CLA2500 240/10 220/15 160/20 255/6 175/8 140/10 8.5 9 N/A 6.2:1 12lb | 5.4kg CLA3000 250/15 180/20 130/30 200/8 165/10 120/12 10.2 9 N/A 6.2:1 15lb | 6.8kg CLA4000 315/15 260/20 185/30 270/8 220/10 165/12 10.7 9 N/A 6.2:1 15lb | 6.8kg CLA5000 420/20 300/30 240/40 225/12 200/15 135/20 16.9 9 N/A 5.6:1 20lb | 9.0kg CLA6000 490/30 390/40 335/50 335/15 230/20 210/25 20.7 9 N/A 5.6:1 25lb | 11.3kg CLA8000 465/50 390/65 345/80 340/20 310/25 230/30 27.2 9 N/A 4.7:1 30lb | 13.6kg