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the reason i asked for advice is because on the BPS site, it says you can get a Revo-S for $99. when i get to bass pro shop, they are asking $130, and that is too much for me. yes my reel might be $80 and my rod is 20, but it does the same thing a lot more expensive reel/rod combo does, and it helps me catch fish. why are you discriminating against me for buying an $80 reel and a $20 rod? i don't need that comment. The Revo S is 100 bucks at every location. I'm surprised your bass pro store would have it at 130, because the actual retail is 100. In any case, Bass Pro matches prices so that shouldn't have been a problem. Next time, print out the page of the item and bring it to bass pro they'll match their own online prices and any other major retailers' prices.

Last time I opened up a pack of baseball cards, I got a super limited edition Cal Ripken ;D Man now that he's in the hall of fame, I gotta find that thing lol

How much for your hands? Thanks for all the input, guys. I'm pretty sure if I decide to head up to the top of the line, I'll be reaching for an IMX or maybe a StCroix or perhaps a Powell? (probably second hand). I may also look deeper into those mysterious yamamotos and the realm of infinite bliss known as custom rods.

I definitely hear that. Just like to hear all this feedback from real, unbiased customers. By the way, this is a fantastic forum with some fantastic input. I'll definitely be sticking around.

Well that's something new! It's pretty exciting to hear that from somebody who's used both of them-- definitely something to consider now. Those recoil guides also sound pretty tempting, but I have yet to hear from anybody who's used them. Hm that's interesting. I haven't been around many people who know anything about those rods. What puzzles me about them is that they apparently use IMX blanks, but are priced even lower than the blanks themselves?? Would you happen to have any experience with these things? Are they anywhere near the performance of an IMX rod?

any copolymer line will have very little stretch. Try some good ol Sufix DNA from bubba jack's tackle shop. surprisingly, however, I don't find this or many other lines to be as sensitive as my Sufix Elite even though it's the stretchiest line I've ever used. Could somebody care to explain this phenomenon? Maybe I'm insane?

I've been lookin hard at the IMXs after reading about their unbelievable sensitivity and versatility. The price is high, though. I've more closely been eyeing the less commonly used yamamoto rods, which apparently use IMX blanks and appear to be more of a custom rod than anything else. I've not heard much about them, but it seems promising; I don't expect anything less than quality coming from yamamoto. But that also brings up another point. What do you think are the best features of the IMX that would be exclusive to the entire rod? That is-- aside from the signature Loomis blank, is there anything that this rod excels in in its inherent design as the full Gloomis IMX package? I guess it's pretty hard to express exactly what I want to hear. I guess I'm mainly wondering if a custom rod built on an IMX blank would most likely be of the same quality.

pretty difficult to engineer an ultra sensitive blank that doesn't snap whenever you lay a finger on it. In response to what the other guys said: I currently own a BPS extreme rod and it definitely does the job. However, I'm asking specifically about their more expensive lines: the Pro Qualifier and the Johnny Morris, seeing how owners have come to a definite consensus that the sensitivity in these rods is quite noticeably increased from the Extreme line of rods.

Obviously there's an enormous price difference, but I've seen a lot of reviewers saying they like the top end BPS stuff even more than their Gloomis's or even some customs. However, I've never seen somebody give an actual comparison between them aside from "WOW" or "Clever phrase stating one is better than the other!" Has anybody here had experience with both those super top end rods and BPS's allegedly comparable top end rods?

sounds like some great muck to play around with a frog, but roadwarrior's story kind of puts a cap on that. contact the landowner/park authority? I'm sure somehow they'll clean it up or give somebody some permission to. sudden overgrowth means screwed up ecosystem