Gloomis or Shimano Rods

[fish4keep]

Ignorance?....

Maybe so in your opinion but it's a preferrence thing. I never said Loomis is bad. Look at most of the new rods that came out, most have new designs.

Stick the grip/rod in a lathe and split it, then polish and flexcoat the exposed blank with some spiffy wraps?

I saw that a guy on TT did that. But after doing that, will Loomis still warrant the rod?????

[WARRIORMIKE]

I saw that a guy on TT did that. But after doing that, will Loomis still warrant the rod?????

yes. Loomis will warranty there blanks, not the wrap

[That Dang Guy]

Thanks for all the input guys. I decided to go with the GL3 and in comparing it to the cumara it just felt like better quality, the cumaras were a bit lighter because of the split grip but the loomis finish and guides look like they would be more durable. By the way if anyone wants to buy the cumara casting you can get a sweet deal right now for $120 brand new. That's only 20 bucks more than say a Clarus rod at sports authority which is two steps down from cumaras.

$120? If that's the case i'll pick one up right now. I have a feeling that you're talking about a crucial rod.

[calico killer kevin]

Maybe so in your opinion but it's a preferrence thing. I never said Loomis is bad. Look at most of the new rods that came out, most have new designs.




I saw that a guy on TT did that. But after doing that, will Loomis still warrant the rod?????

Actually, I wasn't quoting you. I called WBD out for trying to mislead the original poster. I completely agree with you. G.Loomis is trying to hard to stay with the tradition and not putting out new designs which is why I still recommend the blank.

I do not believe that Loomis will still warranty the rod if you modify it. Maybe they will, but I don't think so.

[fish4keep]

yes. Loomis will warranty there blanks, not the wrap

I know Loomis will warrant the blank if you buy the blank and wrap it yourself but if you bought a "factory" wrap rod and modify it, will Loomis warrant the rod afterward??????? Best thing to do is call Loomis service I guess.....

[WARRIORMIKE]

I know Loomis will warrant the blank if you buy the blank and wrap it yourself but if you bought a "factory" wrap rod and modify it, will Loomis warrant the rod afterward??????? Best thing to do is call Loomis service I guess.....

Yes you'll be fine.

Another alternative is to go with a Rouge blank. The owner of Rouge is Gary Loomis's brother