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Count Steezy in for this trip ! Just booked my room from Apr 17-22. Is Long Mike the event mgr this year ?

In a small pond the Bass will eat almost anything. Early morning and late evening, top water (frogs,buzzbait,poppers) Anytime, try plastics, if the water is not clear then black plastics Shallow areas, small swimbaits and dark craws and spinnerbaits.

T-Rigged plastics - 12# P-Line CX Prem Jigs = 70# Diawa Samuri Braid

Night fishing ROCKS ! Its the only time when you can almost bet for sure that you will catch fish. Long Sleves Insect Repellent Headband Light Keep Gear Organized Stay Alert Watch for Snakes

Worth Every Penny RW !

The non compete agreement expired so I don't know why shimano has their panties in a wad. They are stupid if they didn't think Gary would eventually start making rods again. If shimano wanted to keep him out of the rod business their lawyers should have had him sign a longer contract.

RoLo, If it's a GLX rod, I'll send you 75 bucks and a prepaid shipping label if you will accept their offer to repace the rod and send the new rod to me.

What is the difference between St. Croix's Gold Star Service Plan and G.Loomis' Xpeditor service? I thought it was $50 for a replacement under each plan? Dan, I believe you are correct on the St. Croix Gold Star Service Plan. $50 for a replacement/repair, no questions asked. I think the only difference is St. Croix determines if they replace or repair the rod unlike Loomis that just replaced the rod.

Corporate business is taking over the fishing industry just like any other business. It happen with Daiwa this year when they started competing with their resellers by selling all their rods and reels on the daiwa website. Pure and simple greed !

One can also view it from the point of view that many would have never bought those rods in the first place if they had not provided that warranty. I am hard on gear and would never spend that kind of money on a rod if i didn't know it came with an above and beyond warranty. Call it an excessive perk if you will... I call it the reason I chose G Loomis. What you are missing is that this warranty sold many of the rods. If you don't believe this that's like saying you didn't factor in the bonus a company was offering when you decided to change jobs. It's a perk you are counting on. Slip Gun, you make a good point and I cannot disagree but no other company offers anything close to the Xpeditor program (even with the price increase and limit) so the Loomis rods are still a great deal. IMHO.

I wish Loomis had never created that $50 replacement program. Thats not a warranty and should not be considered a part of any warranty. Its a replacement program and now they have simply raised the price and put a limit on it. Im not defending Loomis/Shimano but frankly Im surprised any company could afford to run a program like that, its a total loss and a black hole. Im really surpirised the shimano shareholders ever allow this type of program. If Loomis/Shimano had only offered the standard lifetime warranty that covered defects and workmanship like Daiwa and some others then this would not be an issue and they fact that they were willing to eat broken rods for a few years was just our good fortune while it lasted. I used the Xpeditor service once and loved it and still cant belive they replaced my rod. I purchased my GLX rods because I love the way they feel and they way the fish, they lifetime warranty is a plus and the Xpeditor service was just icing on the cake but neither the warranty or Xpeditor service had anything to do with purchasing the rods and Yes I will buy at least 1 NRX rod. Not trying to debate anyone, just calling a spade a spade. You can put lipstick and perfume on a pig but eventually it will start to look and smell like a pig again. 8-)

Its all crazy! We all must be insane to pay $300,$400,$500 for a FISHING rod ! It's just a graphite stick with some metal rings and a handle. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

I can definitely see where you are coming from here. People need to have certain level of accountability. Of course all of us have gotten used to, and have even bought rods because of, the level of accountability previously allowed by the Xpeditor service. If I break my GLX on a hookset or something, there's no way I'm paying 100 dollars to get a new one. That 100 dollars will go toward a new brand of rod without a doubt. Dobyns, Powell, or St Croix most likely. I don't understand. If you break a $375 MBR843GLX rod by stepping on it or closing a door on it, you would not pay $100 to get a new MBR843GLX replacement rod ? Instead you would throw the MBR843GLX rod in the trash and buy another brand of rod ? I'm confused.........Tell you what if you break a GLX rod and don't feel like paying $100 for the replacement, just contact me and I will pay for you to ship the brokn rod to me and I will gladly pay the $100 for the new replacement and that offer goes to anyone that has a broken GLX that would qualify for a replacement rod. I admit $100 is a big jump from the previous $50 but I would give one of my nuts to get the same replacement warranty on my Daiwa Steez rods or my Custom NFC/Otterod. I cried like a baby when I broke one of my Steez rods earlier this year and had to just toss that $450 in the trash.

Maybe we are all just spoiled by Loomis. St Croix offers a very good warranty on their high end ($300-$400) rods, its not as good as the Loomis but close. If you buy a $500 Daiwa Steez rod or $400-$500 Kistler Z-Bone rod and break it on a rod locker or truck door then you don't even get 1 new replacement at a discount, all you have is the standard replacement warranty which is at the discretion of the rod company. Daiwa Steez std warranty is lifetime but Kistler only gives you a 12 month warranty on their high end ($400 std or $500 custom) Z-Bone rods. I think someone said it best, if you buy a high end rod then you are more likely to take better care of it so the lack of a user breakage warranty is not as big of an issue. IMHO its more of a luxury.

Yeah, good luck with that. Ask RoLo how he feels about Loomis when he EXPECTED them to replace it for free. I would like to know how many rods they actually replace for "free." : I have ONE Loomis factory rod and one custom built on a Loomis blank. They will likely be the only ones I own. If the new NRX feels better than my GLX then I'll take my chances on at least 1 rod.

I opened it up and the spings were installed correctly (never opened since purchased new) but there was a lot of excess oil & grease on the drag components and shaft. I wiped off a lot of the excess oil & grease and reassembled the reel and it works a lot better but not as good as new so I think the reel needs to be cleaned and serviced since its never been done and the reel is about 14 months old and has been fished a lot.

Yea, I know about that, its not the spool slipping, its the drag.

Casting Daiwa Steez 100SHA Daiwa Steez CompileX 7'1" HvyFast Daiwa Samurai 70# Braid Spinning Daiwa Steez 2500 Daiwa Steez CompileX 6'8" MedLtFast Daiwa Samurai 30# Braid

Hummmm, there are 2 different situations here. I pay $500 for a new NRX rod, I break 6" off getting it out of my truck or rod locker, I pay $100 for a new $500 rod. Not a bad deal in my opinion. If it breaks on a hookset then I claim it as a defective rod and expect Loomis to replace it free.

I'll just send it to you RW and I know you will dispose of it properly.

It IS "its the smoothest, quietest, best handling braid", especially on a spinning reel.

GsXtacy, Daiwa's Samurai braid is the BEST for spinning reels.

The drag is slipping badly on one of my steez reels, even if I tighten it all the way down it slips. Its my Jig setup which I mostly kept the drag tight all the time except when I wasnt using it. This reel has had a lot of use in the past year. The warranty has expired. Guess its time for service ? Speak up "reel service" junkies !

If it feels any better that my new NFC custom then I won't know what to say, except how fast can I order one!

7' MHF