Bill Franke is his name, eh? Same guy I'm sure. I just never knew his last name, despite going back and forth on email on parts. Maybe I did know it but just always think of him as Bill Pfoot. He's branched out and was/is? making replacement metal latch plates also. All that old plastic stuff can warp and break eventually if not stored properly. His metal drag plates are very nice and give the reel a very nice click vs the tunk you get with a worn plastic plate. His marbled replacement handles are gorgeous.
I just looked at the 1492 DA in my picture. You can rewind the line the other way and use it with the crank on the left side but the line guide will not relocate unless you drill new holes for it, which would be easy enough to do. You don't need a line guide for a reel that small anyway. I like the 1492's best of all; they just seem perfect for lighter rods up to 4-wt. Seems I couldn't get a 5-wt line + backing onto a 1492 so had to go to a 1494. I like the wide ones also; I'd rather go fatter than with a larger diameter. The one with the sculpted pillars and the round guide is a real favorite but still needs some TLC.
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