I might be fishing both rods this weekend; I fished the 43MF just a week ago for the first time and was very impressed. It feels stiff, just like the Amago, but not as top heavy. I caught a bunch of nice South Platte trout that the Sagiri would have had some issues with but the 43MF handled them very easily. More to come if I don't forget to bring the Amago this Saturday (and we go to a river that's big enough).