Searching for a new casting style drop shot rod, I stumbled upon Edge Rods website. It says they are built by Gary Loomis.

 

I have seen G. Loomis rods before, although I'm not too familiar with the company other than knowing it's a popular brand name with an excellent reputation. Is G. Loomis owned by a parent company and Gary has decided to go out and start a new company? Looks like Edge Rods just got started in the past year or so. Their rods look and sound sweet, listed at a similar price point of G. Loomis rods. 

 

Thanks,

Josh

 

Gloomis was bought by shimano years ago.  Gary Loomis builds blanks for NFC. Or NFC is Gary Loomis I guess I should say. Edge is his new(er) company that is built on NFC blanks. They are one of the finest blanks you can build a rod on.

Gary Loomis sold his company to Shimano in 1997. He had prostate cancer, 18 months to live, and wanted to be sure he would be able to have money to pass down to his family. He stayed there for about 10 years as a consultant. After he left, he got into some legal issues with Shimano over using his own name on other products. He now has no affiliation with the G. Loomis brand.

 

He started North Fork Composites in 2009 because he really wanted to get back in the blank business. They've made blanks for a few other manufacturers and lots of custom builders. Edge Rods got going last year after a couple years of testing. Their blanks are amongst the highest quality rods available today. In reality, if you want to fish with a real G. Loomis rod, you have to buy an NFC blank or an Edge rod. Kistler seems to have a good relationship with Gary Loomis, he uses a lot of NFC blanks on his rods as well.

What they said...I've been wanting to try the Edge rods, but can't really justify dropping $500 after I got the NRX....the wife would make me disappear for sure.

What they said...I've been wanting to try the Edge rods, but can't really justify dropping $500 after I got the NRX....the wife would make me disappear for sure.

It's the best balanced and most sensitive rod I've ever used. Unfortunately, they raised the price to $575 at the first of this year. For that price, I'd probably just build a custom on one of the blanks.

It's the best balanced and most sensitive rod I've ever used. Unfortunately, they raised the price to $575 at the first of this year. For that price, I'd probably just build a custom on one of the blanks.

Yea, your more likely too find a custom builder using NFC at a cheaper price using better components than what you're going to get from the factory and they will usually tailor to your wants and needs, so you get exactly what you want.