R-ITO

africanbass · Post by **africanbass** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:21 pm

I have always fancied the wild colors on the classic M-ITO.The gold however is not my favorite color on a reel

The right handed M-ITO also has too little orange in the mix(drag star only)
Here is my take on the R-ITO.
The reel is paired with a custom GLX 843.This makes a killer spinnerbait setup

Eric Walsh · Post by **Eric Walsh** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:23 am

Holy smokes - that's unreal! Very, very nice AB.

USA-RET · Post by **USA-RET** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:28 am

Very Very nice indeed.

I do believe you've captured the essence of the M-Ito quite nicely. Beautiful work Craig.

dhottle · Post by **dhottle** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 2:42 am

Fantastic even down to the spinnerbait.

Pin · Post by **Pin** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 3:44 am

Wicked! I like how the red on the handle sideplate ties in with the reel seat and the fore nut winding check. Fabulous looking setup.

SPAZ · Post by **SPAZ** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 4:09 am

Nice! is it powder coated or painted?

jpd0144 · Post by **jpd0144** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 4:37 am

Super Nice !!!!!

africanbass · Post by **africanbass** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:03 am

SPAZ wrote:Nice! is it powder coated or painted?

The parts were anodized.The Ryoga proved to be a problem child in this regard

Certain parts would not color properly,others had corrosion problems.This could be due to different alloys being used

Hence the 'cranberry red' side plate

Post by **Tokugawa** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:20 am

WHOA! Excellent job!

africanbass wrote:The parts were anodized.The Ryoga proved to be a problem child in this regard
Certain parts would not color properly,others had corrosion problems.This could be due to different alloys being used
Hence the 'cranberry red' side plate

That left knob post has seen better days.

pobigred · Post by **pobigred** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:48 am

The images are blocked at the office so I am REALLY anxious to see these when I get home. Craig always does such classic stuff. I'm sure I will like it.

africanbass · Post by **africanbass** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 12:16 am

Thanks for the positive feedback

Good351 · Post by **Good351** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 4:38 am

That is super cool!! Good job!

e_bassfisher · Post by **e_bassfisher** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:13 pm

wow! very nice stuff AB!

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:57 pm

Very cool reel. Any final total cost of anodization?

i really like that GLX, nice combo all around.

africanbass · Post by **africanbass** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 6:48 pm

Gabriel wrote:Very cool reel. Any final total cost of anodization?

i really like that GLX, nice combo all around.

Total cost around $150,
$50 for process,$100 for replacement parts

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