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I understand some of the reasons for the choices you made, but have you thought about making a YouTube video talking about each line? I personally have never heard of the Outlier line and if you have one explaining the pros and cons could be useful for some folks. 

Man I really feel some great rods were missed in the $150 and less range. Fenwick and falcon both would have been great on that list

The bad thing is they don't produce the Powell Naked models anymore.  They only sold them for 4-5 years. I'm glad I got mine from Powell when they had the BOGO free on the Naked series when I purchased mine. 

The Loomis imx pro rods both spinning and baitcasting are excellent as an alternative to the more expensive GLX and NRX rods. Nice to seem them getting a shoutout here. They seem to get lost in the shuffle with their more expensive cousins. I have two of them and love em. 

The TFO Professional rods are their lowest price point rod listed for Bass on their website. I have 4 of them and they fish very well.

On 12/20/2025 at 12:55 PM, Hulkster said:

The Loomis imx pro rods both spinning and baitcasting are excellent as an alternative to the more expensive GLX and NRX rods. Nice to seem them getting a shoutout here. They seem to get lost in the shuffle with their more expensive cousins. I have two of them and love em. 

The warranty and actions should drum up more interest but the big boys steal the show. I’ve fished a couple JWR rods in the line and were impressed.