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Wellstone

Saltwater Large Arbor

From Japan comes this high quality reel for both saltwater and fresh. I kept reading excellent reports of this reel on various internet bulletin boards so I decided to order one for my own use. What I received was a reel that was beautifully crafted and very strong for its weight. Unlike many other reels I've seen from Japan, this is not an exact replica of someone else's reel. Though almost all saltwater reels share many features, this is an original design. The freshwater models are simply smaller and simpler versions of the large arbor variation of the saltwater reel. Anodizing comes in black, gold, blue, silver and a very unique camoflage. Perhaps the single biggest advantage of the Wellstone is the quality to cost factor. This is a way to acquire an extremely well designed and manufactured reel at a terrific price without having to resort to something made in the third world. I have found Noboru Ishii, the reel's designer, to be very knowledgeable and extremely excited about having his reels available in the United States.

The freshwater models are available in large arbor only, whereas the saltwater models have both full arbor and large arbor models. The spools are interchangeable between frames of the same size. The drag is a massive piece of cork and the clutch is a one-way needle bearing. It features rim control and is easily converted from RH to LH retrieve. They all have an outgoing click, but are silent when retrieving line. I will initially be stocking these in the blue anodizing. Noboru mentioned that this is, by far, the most popular color at this point. Other colors would be available with a brief waiting period.

 

       
Freshwater
   
Model
Dia.
Wd.
Wt.
Capacity
Price
Spool
Trout 1
2.95
0.82
3.88
WF3F & 50yds of 20#
$380.00
$200.00
Trout 2
3.35
0.82
4.23
WF5F & 100yds of 20#
$390.00
$210.00
Trout 3
3.75
0.82
5.30
WF7F & 150yds of 20#
$395.00
$220.00

 

Saltwater
 
Model
Dia
Wd.
Wt.
Capacity
Price
Spool
SW7-8FA
3.340
0.90
6.9
WF7F &150yds of 20#
$350.00
$200.00
SW9-10FA
3.750
0.86
10.9
WF9F & 250yds of 20#
$495.00
$280.00
SW9-10LA
3.750
0.86
9.2
WF8F & 200yds of 30#
$540.00
$290.00
SW10-11LA
3.750
1.10
10.05
WF9F & 250yds of 20#
$540.00
$290.00
SW11-12FA
4.30
1.10
12.0
WF12F & 400yds of 30#
$540.00
$290.00
SW11-12LA
4.30
1.10
10.9
WF11F & 250 yds of 30#
$590.00
$300.00
SW14-15LA
4.75
2.36
16.5
WF15F & 1000yds of 50# GSP
$750.00
$550.00

 

Please note:
There is no large arbor SW7-8 nor a full arbor SW14-15.
Add $100.00 for the camoflage finish.
Full arbor models have small ventilating holes on the spool while large arbor models have large holes.

Saltwater

Saltwater

Saltwater Full Arbor

Saltwater Large Arbor

SW14-15 in Camouflage

Color options


Trout