Ten-footers are hard to balance. I saw few articles on the net saying that ESN does not need a heavy reel. I have 99 model and it does need. So, I was not quite convinced. Actually, not convinced at all. I saw a review on troutlegend.com site and in fact double checked with Aaron via email. Here is the reality:

Sage ESN 3100 vs Nautilus FW 3

Nice!!! Rod 82 grams, reel 113 grams. Me – happy :-)