I was at Wally World and they had a Lews Laser MG on a Lews 7IM rod for $99 so I bought it and put some line on it and took it to the water to try it out. On the 1st cast I had a professional overrun after that I had no issues with it.

I have been looking at Lews Tourament reels and don't know if I want to keep the combo and put the better Lews on the combo rod & use the Laser MG on one of my cheaper rods or take it back and get the Abu Garcia Veritas Casting Micro Guide for $70.

From what I can tell the Lews rod is somewhere between a $60-$80 rod.

So I guess my real question is how do Lews rods compare to others that are in the same price point.

I also bought this combo.Haven't been able to use much but seems like an ok setup. Use for mostly lipless crankbaits and buzzbaits

Been using mine to throw some cranks & top water and it has been doing fine for me. Personally I don't really have anything to compare it to other than my BP Megacast combo, of the 2 I like the Lews the best. Just bought a Tournament Pro to try on it.