10-24-2015, 03:55 AM
Nymphfish....I understand your pain. My favorite flyrod is a 20+ year old Loomis GL4...a 5 wt. It has caught trout with the tiniest flies and mastered a 40 lbs king in Alaska. I bought a Loomis 7 wt about 10 years ago and have been woefully disappointed with it. The first time I used it it folded over in the the butt section like a green stick on a 16 inch rainbow. A few years ago I called Loomis service dept and they were decidedly not very friendly. They explained they don't make blanks available anymore as I build all my rods. My experience since Loomis sold the company to Shimano has been a downward trend on quality and service. You couldn't get me to own another Loomis....unless it was pre Shimano.
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