TackleTour

Well after a bit of trial and error it finally appears to be done! This project started off when I sourced a few painted Steez side plates in ITO green from TT member Dan D. Thanks Dan! He couldn’t recall what Steez model they fit. Not knowing if it was the 7:1 or higher ratio or the 6:3 ratio I knew it would be a guessing game. They have slightly different gear box sizes so it was not a sure fire thing rather a 50/50 shot. I bought a MB IS 73 from TT member Dexter to try first. Thanks Dexter! Lastly I needed some Mb knobs so I traded with TT member Goldrod. Thanks Goldrod! Fingers were crossed it would all come together. After a few bumps in the road and lengthy texts with TT member Hoohoorjoo I think it is all sorted out. You can see the striking resemblance to the MB IS Lariat Green. TackleTour is truly a great place. Thanks to all that helped make this possible!

Beautiful!
My favorite reels, are the ones that took the longest to put together.

Gorgeous

Whoa nellie! Spectacular! Well played sir, well played!

Wow! Looks awesome!

Great work! Glad I could help.

Woooowwwww....

That looks like it came from the factory that way. Spectacular!

The model you replicated was the 25th anniversary IS supposedly only 25 made. Your #25-1/2 looks awesome.

Very nice!!

Thanks for the compliments and kind words guys!

domthewon wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 05, 2019 9:34 am

The model you replicated was the 25th anniversary IS supposedly only 25 made. Your #25-1/2 looks awesome.

I personally owned one of those 25. I can say it does look fantastic. I was always worried about fishing it for that reason.

where did u get the red line guard?? Is it from an actual IS or did you get it anodized?

Absolutely gorgeous btw.

Love that knobage. Very nice build

Steffen_82 wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 15, 2020 6:26 pm

where did u get the red line guard?? Is it from an actual IS or did you get it anodized?

Absolutely gorgeous btw.

The line guide was from an IS73

Hogsticker2 wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 15, 2020 6:41 pm

Love that knobage. Very nice build

Thanks Mark! This reel looks vastly different now.