Boo,I have an old Battenkill Mark III with me now and its compareable in line capacity to the Hardy LRH.It is designated as a Mark III,not a 3/4.I got this reel in the late 70`s,early 80`s.Its a nice reel but it is of lesser quality than a CFO.At the time I bought the reel,I believe I was told it was made of magnesium,not aluminum.It is very light in hand and fishes well.I bought it to go on my Orvis 7/11 rod but it looks good on my bamboo rod also.Mine has held up well.