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A Better Levante? Megabass
Remakes their Mainstream Rod Series
| Date: |
3/27/19 |
| Tackle type: |
Rods |
| Manufacturer: |
Megabass |
| Reviewer: |
Zander |
Introduction: For many years Megabass rods were
reserved for enthusiasts, those that saw fishing tackle as more than just tools,
but rather functional works of art. The Levante Series changed all that when it
introduced the brand to mainstream anglers. This season Megabass has completely
remade the Levante Series, following the recognizable actions of their popular
Orochi XX Series, and introducing some of the features and refinement from their
higher end rod lines. Over the last few weeks we have begun fishing the new
Levante rods, and got the inside scoop on the design from Kenichi Iida, Product
Manager at Megabass, who was responsible for creating the updated Levante
Series.
Completely redesigned for 2019,
meet the new and improved Megabass Levante Series
Designed in the US: While most of Megabass’s products
are designed in Japan the Levante Series originated right here in the United
States. Taking into account the style of fishing and actions that domestic
anglers were looking for, the primary goal of the original series was to offer a
rod line that would open up the price point for more American anglers to
experience Megabass technology. Mission accomplished.
The Levante rods maintain EVA
grips but make use of a completely new high compression graphite blank
construction
The original
Levante Series was so popular that while it was designed for the U.S. market the
line later started being offered overseas. When Kenichi and the Megabass team
went back to the drawing board for Levante 2.0 the new goal was to take the
series to the next level in refinement by creating specific actions designed to
help anglers master particular applications. This effort included countless
hours of design and testing by designers based in North America and Japan, input
from pro staff, as well as a direct dialogue with Megabass customers to capture
what they liked about the original Levante line, and even more importantly, what
could be improved.
The new Levante rods feature
styling components, like the Spiral Architect Reel Seat, that make it look much
more like a higher-end Megabass offering
Through this research one aspect of the original series that kept coming up was how much
anglers liked the lifting power that the original Levante rods offered, and one
of the most challenging aspects that the team needed to accomplish was to create
a new more refined rod with reduced weight but didn’t sacrifice any of that
cherished lifting power.
The new fore nut on the casting
rods and use of aluminum with a gunmetal finish give the Levante rods a very
clean and tactical look
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Section: A new blank material for the Levante...
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