At the prices these reels go for it should be titanium. Or carbon fiber.

Tigerbass wrote:Thanks for the replies. I decided to place an order for the new '18 f5.5-68 Diablo Evo. Hopefully it's atleast as good as the original!!!

From my experience, no rod is as good as the original sb. I'd love to hear your take on the rod though once you receive it.

This was in the back of the '06 catalog. Nice looking boat, but I'm thinking it probably went for $15k+.

Nicely done.

Both are great reels, you should have at least one of each. Lin10 for the bigger baits.

I wish I still had that T40x. I sold it a few years back. Cool rod.

I absolutely remember the Techna AV, as well as the All Star T40x. The old boron rods were also unobtainable for me.

So did anyone ever buy one of these? Curious as to what they went for and how many were sold. I'm thinking none of them made it to the states, and if one did, the owner is probably a member here.

Bought it on Ebay, but you can find them at almost every JDM tackle site. Try The Tackle Trap.

Yes, at ~$400 it was hard to pass up. I've not been able to find any aftermarket spools. Any luck on finding an aftermarket spool? I'd love to find one for loading up with 80-100lb. braid. No luck in finding an aftermarket spool, so I've decided to have one made. Don't know how long it will take, b...

You want the Megabass Commando Shootin SB rod. I have one and it's a great shorter stick.

Dunno if this one is still available.

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So how many were made?

Did Megabass only make 50 each of the Monoblock Racing Condition HG68? This one is beat up and the price seems aspirational.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Megabass-Monobl ... Swxw1ZqMNr

That's odd. Tackle trap will go out of their way to make a client happy.

You must be one of those 'special' clients....

Nice rod, personally I'd pair with a modified Shrapnel.