What about the Loomis Mossyback rods?  Any opinions on them?

I want to buy a heavy pitching rod - soon.

You will never see a thread where people that own IMX's or GLX's say that anyone has wasted their money purchasing a less expensive rod...it is always the other way around.  

That is the wording I have been grasping at for ALL of these ridiculous  threads. Expensive things can bring out the worst in people.

Does anyone remember the BS that got thrown Redline's way when he first joined? Same thing.

( sorry for the callout Redline, but I still remember and that was sucky)

There is a point to this there are only a few companies worldwide that make blanks >for instance i have a few Rapala rods the blanks look identical to a loomis mossyback same scrim and all same guide distance i measured it my buddy has the MB same weight even even the same color thread thats the same lenght also,,ok so what if loomis does make there own blanks if they sign a contract to make blanks for another company for 2 yrs and sell each blank for 20 bucks and said company is selling the rods for 50 bucks.That company can put any name on it as long as it dont say loomis and only have a 1 yr warrenty .Niether company is loosing anything

Can you document this assertation? What rods and reels do you actually own and use, that you can make such comparassions? I do not say this impolitley , I just always talk about what I use, so do many others here. I have no opion on Loomis, because Inever used one.

There is a point to this there are only a few companies worldwide that make blanks >for instance i have a few Rapala rods the blanks look identical to a loomis mossyback same scrim and all same guide distance i measured it my buddy has the MB same weight even even the same color thread thats the same lenght also,,ok so what if loomis does make there own blanks if they sign a contract to make blanks for another company for 2 yrs and sell each blank for 20 bucks and said company is selling the rods for 50 bucks.That company can put any name on it as long as it dont say loomis and only have a 1 yr warrenty .Niether company is loosing anything

Can you document this assertation? What rods and reels do you actually own and use, that you can make such comparassions? I do not say this impolitley , I just always talk about what I use, so do many others here. I have no opion on Loomis, because Inever used one.

I use falcons,shimanos,rapalas,uglystiks,lightning rods,quest rods My freind has a mossyback identical to my rapala same graphite scrim work and  guides, threads the only diff i see is the cork the rap cork seems to be smoother and lighter color .I have about 30 abus a few pinnicles and a few rapalas and 2 or 3 zebco,s i have owned shimanos and diawias when i was younger

I did a search of Blank Manufactures , I stopped counting at 28! That's a lot of stuff you use!

I did a search of Blank Manufactures , I stopped counting at 28! That's a lot of stuff you use!

LOL i dont use all of it maybe only 4 rods and reels per trip on the boat anyhow when im pond fishing i carry a baitcaster and a spinning setup i have about 4 gran in lures rods reels line terminal stuff etc 20 yrs of collecting abu reels nothing old but a lot of early 90,s stuff,,,,,BTW WB

Thanks

I did a search of Blank Manufactures , I stopped counting at 28! That's a lot of stuff you use!

ya but like i say any small company,, rat l trap rods are made by castaway ,quest rods still have no clue BUT i garentee ya not many companys that make lures, line,weights have a factory to make rods They can buy anything from any BIG name manufacturer and say its theres there is no patent on graphite alone .if u take JUST a blank from each manufacturer and hold it side by side NOT many can tell the diff in a falcon blank or a loomis or a fenwick

I don't think that some of yall know what "diminishing returns" are.  With today's rod quality, there is no way a $300 rod is 3x better (strength, sensitivity, weight, etc.)  than a $100 rod.  The $300 rod is still better than the $100 rod.  

You have to make your own decision as to whether it is worth the premium.

I don't think that some of yall know what "diminishing returns" are. With today's rod quality, there is no way a $300 rod is 3x better (strength, sensitivity, weight, etc.) than a $100 rod. The $300 rod is still better than the $100 rod.

You have to make your own decision as to whether it is worth the premium.

Good point. That applies to everything.

I have a very hard time believing that a GLX blank could be the same blank as another mass produced rod such as berkly or falcon...  

I don't know about Loomis blanks, they may not be shared or they may be.  But I once eavesdropped at a tackle show as a guy's heart broke when a rep from one rod company explained that a particular "cheap, mass produced rod" (the words of the guy at the show) was built from the same blank at the same factory as his 3X more expensive "japanese" rod.  Was the "japanese" rod worth that much more?  Well, as my dad used to say, "It is worth whatever they get for it", so the answer must be yes....  

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All right, 7 pages is enough.

I have deleted a few posts, no PMs.

The conversation has just gone too far down hill.

This thread is done.

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