I pick up the g-loomis mossyback bcr853 about 3 weeks ago and so far the rod has worked great for me. So anyone that is thinking of getting this rod I would say do it.

I've been wondering about the differences between the Mossyback and the IMX blanks.  They are in the same price range, but Loomis claims the Mossyback graphite is unique.

I have a custom made imx 844 rod and I'll tell you that this rod is unique in design. Feels very light, sensitive, and I can pull fish out of the gass with no problems with that rod. Here's one fish that I caught with it and have caught bigger fish also and have not had any problems.