Sean,
It's about time!
Since I built myself a long, light-line rod with one of Meiser's wonderful 16' 6-piece blanks and I know he is working on the 18'er I've been after him about for the last 6 years and T&T is now putting the 17'er out I've been waiting on for the last 5 years, the next year is going to be a very good one indeed. It looks like my T&T 1611 is going to spend less time on the river.