Well the bait monkey got me again.

Got this 2016 Steez sv for $240 shipped, a sds custom bfs spool, and some $1 lures from sportsman’s warehouse. Matches @bulldog1935 Steez from the post 3 days ago - also thanks for helping me find the spool Ron.

Just finished a rod geek 7ft3 m/l extra fast rod. Used American tackle hi framed Ti-Forged high framed air guides. Put a sk2 split seat with split grips. I built this as another finesse to go along with my 7ft st.croix m/l premier.

Today my new Shimano 3000 NASCI FD was delivered by UPS. I’ve owned more expensive spinning reels but, this NASCI feels amazing. I’ve never played around with the original NASCI. So I don’t know if the FD is a big upgrade over the original. The FD is also $25 more than the original NASCI. I could definitely see my self buying more of these

So annoyed right now. There was a NOS original alphas from 2004 sold for like $125 today. I wake up to do the bidding, and have no electricity for the whole day because they were repairing whatever, so couldn't bid, and now somebody bought my beloved😭THIS SUX.

@Motoboss what is this Golden Ticket you speak of?

13 hours ago, F14A-B said:

@Motoboss what is this Golden Ticket you speak of?

Golden Ticket

Edge Rods special offer. I’ve bought two EFX rods for $210. each (Golden Ticket plus $10 tax)

Purchase the “ticket” and they email the code. Choose rod, place in cart and apply “ticket” code at checkout, pay $10 “tax” to complete order.

A great offer actually.

2 hours ago, Motoboss said:

Golden Ticket

Edge Rods special offer. I’ve bought two EFX rods for $210. each (Golden Ticket plus $10 tax)

Purchase the “ticket” and they email the code. Choose rod, place in cart and apply “ticket” code at checkout, pay $10 “tax” to complete order.

A great offer actually.

What is the regular price of the rods?

1 hour ago, Brycecover said:

What is the regular price of the rods?

They only sell Direct to consumer . $200. for the Delta Series, $479. and up for EFX and other series near to $1000.

@Motoboss Jizz Lewis, I need to study them more and see why high price.

2 minutes ago, ATA said:

@Motoboss Jizz Lewis, I need to study them more and see why high price.

I don’t buy a Volkswagen expecting a Lamborghini………I buy the Lamborgini.

If you are familiar with G. Loomis rods, This is him

The NFC blank is his design and an industry standard for years.

A true American built company.

Personally, I don’t feel there is a better rod made and find it ironic near every upper shelf rod is built on his blanks. His reach goes well beyond fishing rods.

Research his life story, it’s amazing.

From Mr. Loomis in 2021

“From the desk for Gary Loomis:

As I write this message – it is Memorial Day. It also happens that I am 80 years old today. I am privileged to have made it this far, many of my friends have not. I cherish their memories and miss them dearly. I look back at my 45 years of rod building and realize that I would not have been able to accomplish anything without great mentors like Milton Shedd and Chuck Yeager – there have been many. Today millions of products bearing my name are sold all over the world. Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness – these are the unalienable rights that make me a proud American, those that my countrymen have fought hard to protect and defend are the same reasons why I love our industry. Within it, and reflecting on them, I feel alive, free, and happy.

A little over 30 years ago, I sold G.Loomis because I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer and given 18 months to live. Some time after a decision was made to stop selling blanks to rod builders and OEMs. As a rod builder, I was upset, by that time we had manufactured blanks for 32 major rod companies, and tens of thousands of rod builders, but I was told that the founder of a company is someone who “started the company, built the company, sold the company, and had no say in how the company was run.”

In 2010 with the encouragement of my friends, I started North Fork Composites (Edge Rods was started a little later) the market had changed, but what didn’t change was that we were going to manufacture blanks and rods in America, and they were going to be the finest that we could make. I am a designer, but you also need to know materials and a little bit of engineering, and I am again thankful that while in the US Navy I was a machinist – that job prepared me for a lifetime of adventure.

It takes a little more than understanding rod design or material science to re-create a rod company. My close friends know that I have a favorite quote – “I would rather be lucky than good” and after a number of years of trying to scale, I met an ex Amazon nerd, who was working for Microsoft as a Lead in their Retail/Operations segment and convinced him to partner with me. For the last seven years, Alex has been my CEO, business partner, and my apprentice.

Today, we manufacture hundreds of thousands of tubular composites annually, we make parts for our military, aerospace, commercial, and of course rod builders and OEMs. We are proud that in a world where going overseas to purchase blanks, mark them up and re-sell them is the norm and easy - we choose a more difficult path. Our business model of direct to consumer enables us to deliver a high quality product at a fair price while outperforming imports that rely on deceptive marketing tactics like “graphene” or “nano-technology” to promote sales. They will soon join the ranks of Kevlar (or pick your other latest exotic buzz word in composites) of never to be heard of again in this industry. The re-sellers that promote them don’t know any better (despite their techno-babble claims) and manufacturers that take advantage of their ignorance – should be ashamed.

The USA blank industry is very intertwined with the steel, chemical, plastic industries. Factories in towns all over this great Country that employ American workers and feed local economies. Those that put “Made in the USA” on a rod manufactured with an imported blank need to reflect on the meaning of those words. The blank is the soul of the rod – in ours it is Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. To quote Isaac Newton: “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants” Our blanks encompass the knowledge of the American blank builders that we have learned from, and their innovation will live on in us.

God Bless America, God Bless this industry.”

The Golden Ticket is now showing as out of stock on their website.

Promo ended on 3/3.

Bummer

Bought these four in the last week. Got hooked on the deps 250s late last year, now i must have multiple. Tried the Phat Lab Gill last year, and really like their profile and size, so got another. And the last two seem interesting stick baits that i wanna try for striper and smallies in murky water rivers i fish smallies in.

Stupid sales... got me again.

I took advantage of the Spring Classic yesterday.

On 3/2/2026 at 8:38 PM, F14A-B said:

@Motoboss what is this Golden Ticket you speak of?

I took a flyer on a Golden Ticket the day before they discontinued the offer. I had no idea they were going to pull it, and I'm glad I didn't do the normal hand-wringing for days like I normally do.

I saved that for trying to decide which rod to get :-)

I ended up ordering a SWC SJR 732-1 to bridge the gap between my BFS rods and my other casting rods mostly for bottom contact work. It'll pair with a Curado BFS with 8 lbs mono or fluoro. Looking for it to replace two Phenix Feather rods (a L/F and a ML/F). We shall see. . . . in 3 to 5 weeks. . . . . allegedly. It'll get here when it gets here and I will be happy with that.

@Big Hands I think you’ll appreciate the rod! Great deal with the Golden Ticket on that rod.

Good on you for getting in under the wire.

On 2/22/2026 at 10:43 PM, Brycecover said:

Well the bait monkey got me again.

Got this 2016 Steez sv for $240 shipped, a sds custom bfs spool, and some $1 lures from sportsman’s warehouse. Matches @bulldog1935 Steez from the post 3 days ago - also thanks for helping me find the spool Ron.

Where did you buy the steez from?

20 hours ago, Bandersnatch said:

Where did you buy the steez from?

Guy on eBay was selling it he said he had a couple it is mint but no box or anything else.

incoming from Digitaka

Over the weekend I got some new toys. Curado 200M, Curado DC, Curado MGL 150 ($50 off each one because of the BPS trade in deal). And yesterday bought a SLXDC for $100 because the guy claimed the reel "wouldn't lock" after he had a friend clean and lube it for him While taking it apart i noticed it was missing the drag washer.

I ordered a Zillion from Digitaka on the 4th and it just arrived today. First experience with JDM very pleased with the experience.

2 hours ago, bp_fowler said:

I ordered a Zillion from Digitaka on the 4th and it just arrived today. First experience with JDM very pleased with the experience.

Oh you are definitely ruined👊🏻😆

Ordered Saturday, delivery Wednesday morning. Digitaka can't be beat.

Well, it was the last Falcon that I had an eye on but never pulled the trigger. But it’s on the way here for next week. The rod locker’s used sale coincided with them having a Cara 7’ all round in excellent shape. I have the equivalent Bucoo but since moving to a Cara/Expert set of rods this is the one I wanted to upgrade. Since I only really fish it for crankbaits though and I can only fish them until the end of May it wasn’t the priority. But…. A used one for 40% off what the new pricing is can’t be passed up. We’ll see how it fishes next week.