Is it the ES70MF or ES70MLF? Body and description of article describes the MLF.

mark poulson wrote:Is the main gear brass?

It's been confirmed to be made of brass. TTT has conversio kits for the Met based reels as the K gears fit.

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Review states materials being used are plastic and wood. Are there specific colors that are wood? The ones I have are all plastic :-k It's all plastic. Just failed to delete "wood" in the matrix. It says "plastic or wood" as a reminder to each editor to identify the lure materia...

Review states materials being used are plastic and wood. Are there specific colors that are wood? The ones I have are all plastic

Zodias hands down. Curious if Shimano will bringing the lighter powered casting sticks in this lineup later on.

spookybaits wrote:I just asked over in the shimano support forum if the gears are interchangeable. Anyone know?
If I could put the brass antares gears in the met... I'd like that

Would be sweet to have a 5.6:1 Metanium

With exchange rates the way they are now, the Shimano can be had for around $350 and the Daiwa for $550. Price is before shipping. Much more obtainable now.

The handle in the last photo looks like a wiebe handle. I have an older MBR843 GLX with the wiebe handle, IMO, one of the most comfortable handle. Very exciting stuff. This could be it. http://www.anglersworkshop.com/super-sticker-15-offset-reelseat-handle-kits.html Building a rod on the edge rods ...

Exciting news. Can't wait to see where they decide to go with the guide layout and the offset handles.
Hopefully prices aren't too expensive (sub $350).