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Gary and Brad do not sell complete rods they only make the blanks and other out fitters are finishing them with eyelets handle etc. the same as G-Loomis started out, they only made blanks not complete rods for many years. So the finished product would very from one rod builder to the next, blanks are made to spec and the builder finishes them.
could someone look at this G Loomis GLX on eBay and tell me if it looks legit, I have never seen the GLX Ranger ???
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[QUOTE=LoomisLover;398474]could someone look at this G Loomis GLX on eBay and tell me if it looks legit, I have never seen the GLX Ranger ???
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[QUOTE=LoomisLover;398474]could someone look at this G Loomis GLX on eBay and tell me if it looks legit, I have never seen the GLX Ranger ???
[URL]http://cgi.ebay.com/G-Loomis-Bait-Casing-Rod-GLX-BCR803-6-8-Extra-Fast_W0QQitemZ280455736030QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item414c76eade[/URL]
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They are legit. A couple years ago when you bought a new Ranger boat they would give you 3 new Loomis GLX rods. I think the only choice they gave you was the 6'8" MH and 7"5" H GLX.
[QUOTE=00SKEETER;398598]They are legit. A couple years ago when you bought a new Ranger boat they would give you 3 new Loomis GLX rods. I think the only choice they gave you was the 6'8" MH and 7"5" H GLX.[/QUOTE]
There were 4 rods, with the Ranger name, 3 bass rods and a spin jig. If you bought a new boat during the promotion time period you got the choice of two rods free with the boat. If you wanted the other two or just one you could purchase for $80.00 off or retail price.
Warranty was the same as G-Loomis then but a little iffy now.
I like Loomis as much as the next guy but I haven't bought another since I purchased my first St. Croix. I really like those rods. I have two 6'9's for tube fishing and absolutely love them. The second was the legend series or whatever they call them, only gripe on it is the location of the hook holder.
Stiffness + Lightness = Sensitivity
A Loomis GLX or a St. Croix Legend Factory jig rod will be sensitive.
Remove the factory guides and replace them with a well chosen set of guides and you will have more sensitive rods because you made the rod lighter. You can't do a thing about stiffness but you can sure improve the the weight. I just removed the factory guides on a 10 year old Loomis and put a new set of guides on. Quite a difference. The complete set of new guides weighed about the same as one of the old guides I removed. This is a fact as I have weighed them myself. This also moves the balance point more toward the rear of the rod as well as reduces wind casting resistance.
They price and sell their product with a lifetime warranty, however they make it their mission to not stand behind their warranty. They will call you a liar and accuse you of missus. Buy Sage or Orvis instead, do not take the financial risk on G. Loomis, you will regret the purchase if you need the warranty.
[QUOTE=FishDoctor;560954]They price and sell their product with a lifetime warranty, however they make it their mission to not stand behind their warranty. They will call you a liar and accuse you of missus. Buy Sage or Orvis instead, do not take the financial risk on G. Loomis, you will regret the purchase if you need the warranty.[/QUOTE]
I have expedited more g. Loomis rods than you can shake a stick at...........Hell, I broke the top 6-7 inches off a 20 year old GLX 2 weeks ago. For 100 bucks they sent me a brand , spankin NEW GLX, no questions asked.
That is why I buy loomis. PERIOD......
I also have a lot of cumara rods. Now shimano and their ******** warranty, well......BTW, I know shimano owns Loomis.
Holy post from the past.....
Loomis replaces their rods on the expediter program for 100.00 "no questions asked" not sure why they would call anyone a liar....
Like Geo I've replaced a more than a few due to car doors or tailgates and have yet had anyone ask me how I broke it....
That's some kinds of warranty. You have to pay them another $100 to get a replacement rod? I guess money grows on trees for some guys. :) I broke a St. Croix Rod one time and returned it to Gander Mountain and got a new one without having to pay anymore money. I bought the warranty replacement up front. I thought that was a pretty good deal at the time. The tip broke when I tried to snag a log or something on the bottom of the lake with one of my jigs.
But I don't bass fish nor do I use braided line that's so strong as to break my rods. I use 6 lb. test line or lighter and ultra light rods for crappie and panfish. I started fishing with ultra lights many years ago and enjoy the challenge of landing bigger fish on light weight lines. A 10 lb test mono fishing line can catch a big bass if you play your cards right and set the drag properly and don't try to lift a big fish up into the boat using your rod and line. I have always used a net when bass fishing. It' just kills me to watch people JERK a fish into the boat and see the fish hit the deck hard. Imagine the damage to the fish's internal organs when it flies though the air and lands on the hard deck. You may not see or notice the damage to the slim layer on the fish's scales or the bacteria that gets introduced into the fish but it's there none the less. So how do we know for sure that the fish survives it's human encounter? We see it swim off and assume that it's good to go for the rest of it's life. But did we really harm that fish in a way that later on it will suffer a disease or die from it's internal injuries. I either bring the fish into the boat with a net or reach over and grab a LMB by the lips/jaw and bring it into the boat. I don't slam it on the floor if possible. Now this is what I do if I'm fishing and catching and releasing the fish. Now if I'm going to clean and eat the fish then I don't care what happens to them as long as they are still fresh enough to clean and eat at the end of the day.
We have a lake that's regulated for Trophy Fishing not more then 10 to 15 minutes from my house. And people regularly catch large mouth bass from this lake. So they must be doing something right. Not too many tournaments are run on this small body of water but it does get lots of fishing pressure from the armature crowd. I don't bass fish anymore as I said so the bass guys are free to fish how they want. They are beating the shorelines and the few points and I'm fishing the drops from my crappie. All I need is a 7 ft long BnM Crappie fishing pole. Or one of my light weight spinning rods from St Croix.
[QUOTE=GeoFisher;560966]I have expedited more g. Loomis rods than you can shake a stick at...........Hell, I broke the top 6-7 inches off a 20 year old GLX 2 weeks ago. For 100 bucks they sent me a brand , spankin NEW GLX, no questions asked.
That is why I buy loomis. PERIOD......
I also have a lot of cumara rods. Now shimano and their ******** warranty, well......BTW, I know shimano owns Loomis.[/QUOTE]
The high end Loomis rods are very good rods, but you can get comparable or even better blanks with a custom built rod for less money.