Appreciate the kind words Scott and glad you caught a few good ones. The G Loomis will have to do a lot of catching up to match the results of the All Pro. Sad to say but I used to know EXACTLY how many Brownies over 5 I had caught on the All Pro but I don't anymore but I THINK it is around 18-20. It did land 2 over 6 to be exact and another that was 5-15 but 6-0 with the wind at her back a couple of weeks ago.

Since it was brought up, there is a BIG difference between the G Loomis and All Pro FNF rods. I have always said the perfect FNF rod would be about 4 feet of backbone, 3 feet of middle and 3 feet of tip. If I could take the bottom half of the All Pro and glue it to the top half of the Loomis it would be perfect. What I mean is the All Pro is heavier, a little more difficult to cast but flat out gets the hook set and is a bit on the stiff side when fighting the fish which I actually like. The Loomis is much more flimsy, lighter, casts with very little effort, but takes a little different approach to really get a good hookset. I sit down when I fish so I wedge the All Pro between my big belly and leg with the rod tip at aobut 10pm and all it takes is one swoop up and the hook is set. With the Loomis, I missed 3 fish in a row the first day and that is after missing 2 fish in 2 years with the All Pro. I have to keep the rod tip lower when working the jig and really get a huge hookset to get the jig buried in their mouths. The Loomis is a great rod if you enjoy the fight for it takes longer to wear them down on this Ultra Light outfit. Steve Headrick was working with a certain manufacturer on designing a FNF rod and they asked my opinion in his store a few weeks back. I said sturdy bottom for hookset, smooth middle section for fighting and soft tip for casting. If the All Pro and Loomis had kids their offspring would be perfect.