Re: Monoblock Appreciation Society.
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 9:50 am
Javelinzodiak311 wrote:Nice! Which one?papabassin wrote:That's exactly what mine is going onzodiak311 wrote:That reel would look awesome on the new Destroyers.
Javelinzodiak311 wrote:Nice! Which one?papabassin wrote:That's exactly what mine is going onzodiak311 wrote:That reel would look awesome on the new Destroyers.
He could probably afford to have it flown in.Redlinerobert wrote:I imagine it's a Gambler edition due to Ito having a Gambler boat?
What I can't imagine is how expensive it must be to ship a Gambler (or any high dollar bass boat) to Japan.
I am with you on that commentMike and Pike wrote:The only thing more drool worthy in this 'class' to me are Lins , being a Ryoga guy.
Awesome art across the board.
Your fine with jpangler, great companyDeesnaytheAngler wrote:Looking into getting a Monoblock...should I buy from jpangler or the jpmegabass website? Jpangler has cheaper prices but I'm wondering if it's better to buy straight from Megabass.
Will second that 100%, whenever I buy anything overseas I try to buy Via Kazu first and foremost. Love everything about him and his company.Steffen_82 wrote:I'ld go with Kazu from jpangler. He's a great guy has probably the best prices , reasonable shipping rates cuz he gives the sellers shipping Discount from UPS and EMS right to his customers (unlike most japanese sellers) and is absolutely reliable.
Been doing Business with him for 5 years now and would not consider to buy at any other shop when it Comes to Megabass stuff.
Aw man, Ian turns those Monoblocks into buttery casting machinesHam Solo wrote:My newest addition. Freshly cleaned, greased, oiled, tuned and polished with Carbontex and YT Fusion bearings added. All done by Ian, the master. I just added the MB corks and now she's ready for her first trip.
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WOW.....VIOLA....RISE wrote:Finally finished the "family" with a pristine NIB Viola, Milano, and a Speciale. Just waiting on the Grigio Stone to show up, and can't wait for that Gambler!!
All are perfect, BNIB aside from the modded 100XR 6.8 SV w/90mm Ito CF handle which I've fished a few times, but is still minty. It's taken a long time to gather them all up, but it was well worth the journey IMO.
All handles have been upgraded to 90mm I'ze and Ito CFs
All original handles/parts/boxes are on hand as well.
OMGRISE wrote:Gambler arrived today to complete the family
Beautiful reel indeed, but...the Viola still reigns supreme IMHO.
HG68 is still the darkest, and closest to black out of the Monoblocks.
The Gambler is a unique color, in that the gold under-coat (anodizing) causes the top layer to have a slight dark olive green-ish tint. Very unique indeed.
I included one shot of the three darkest Blocks for color comparison. Hopefully it helps put things into perspective.