I thought about that but I'm dealing w/ someone 1:1 -- not a big box. The guy's been pretty straight w/ me so far so I'm just going to wait it out. He just got screwed up by his distributor (they failed to include my rod in his order) He even offered to ship me an 11' loaner.
Worst case, I throw the new reel on my 10' and give a try....
Anyhow, brighter side is I'll have all my gear for this fall
Thanks,
Ex