I received a shipment of Makos this past week. This pretty much cleared up all backorders from early 2009 and before. There are a couple of spools that are still outstanding and these should arrive very soon. The good news is I have quite a bit of inventory of Makos and that now includes a couple of 9600 and 9700 models. Check the Mako page on this site to get an idea of what the current inventory is. I currently have well over a dozen Makos in stock. Call or e-mail me for the very latest update on what I have in stock and ready to ship. I should receive another reasonably sized shipment within a few more weeks as Jack seems to have solved his anodizing crisis.

My first shipment of the GAIA Imago reels has just arrived. I'll have a page up on this reel within the next week or so. GAIA is a Swedish company and these simple trout reels were designed by Alex Kaplun of Megoff, are made in Europe, and are similar in many ways to the Megoff TR series of titanium reels, except these are aluminum. They also come with a gorgeous semi-hard leather case. Retail price on both models is $453.00. Call or e-mail me for more information. Both sizes are in stock now! www.just-reels.com/GAIAReels.htm

I've also just become a dealer for Sea Level Extreme Fly Reels. These are tarpon and big game reels (2 different sizes) for $300.00 and $350.00 respectively. And you'd swear they should cost almost twice that. They are extremely well designed, beautifully built, and designed to take some reasonble abuse while pursuing large fish. Both sizes are in stock now! www.just-reels.com/Sea Level Extreme Fly Reels.htm

Hatch Reels has just announced a series of "custom" reels. There are six models total, and they are engraved by artist Lance Marshall Boen. Now this engraving isn't just laser engraving or a painted finish like Abel's gorgeous finishes. These are deep machined relief engraving the likes of which I'm not sure I've seen on fly reels before. Each reel comes with a leather case and a wooden "wine box" for display. Prices range from $1200.00 to $2650.00 and they are available now. See the special section of the Hatch website for more information until I can get all this up on the Hatch page of this site: www.hatchoutdoors.com/custom-shop/lance-boen.

I'd also like to note that I've decided to become a full-fledged Beulah flyrod dealer. That means I'm going to keep most of their models in stock for immediate delivery. I will also carry most of their lines that match up to those rods. Go to Misc/Used and click on the menu item that says FLY RODS. Most of the information you'll want to know will be there, and I'll continually update it as more becomes available. These are superb rods at a very fair price.

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