Just bought a G Loomis GLX series from the flea market section.  Great transaction, product came in good time.  It would be a good value based on MSRP. 

  I typically use a variety of rods, never tried a loomis- typically stick with St croix/all star- With the loomis, i noticed that the guides are all just wire, no insert, and everything about the rod seems...well, cheap.  I went out on a limb to try g loomis- not real impressed.  There must be some high end materials in there to price the rod that high, or would the price be paying for the logo?   I will wait to see what the feel is like on it in the water and see if it is worth the money. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

GLX series have Recoil guides ( bent wire, no insert ).

GLXs have "recoil" guides, they don't bend or break. I have a bunch of GLoomis and I'm sure you will like it...though not sure I'd spend the extra bucks to get recoil guides myself.

They will bend, they just won't deform or break. Pretty cool, really. First time I saw one at my local shop, the store owner bent the guide down flat against the rod with his thumb and it popped right back to normal! I have 4 or 5 GLX's with recoils and have no complaints about them at all. I understand they can be noisy if you use braid, but all I use is FC and they are no noisier with that than any other rod I have.

Thanks all.  Great answers to my question there.  Like i said, i am sure some time on the water with it and i will love it. 

i am sure some time on the water with it and i will love it.

You can count on that. I bought a BCR893 a few years ago and it has exceeded all of my expectations. I cannot imagine a better rod.

You just can't buy a better rod than a Loomis GLX. Unless of course you go custom made.

Ronnie

You just can't buy a better rod than a Loomis GLX. Unless of course you go custom made.

Ronnie

x2 on the quality of the rods however I feel the retail price is exagerated. IMO the point of diminishing returns on a production rod is in the $300 range. Custom is the way to go for the most value in high end rod.

You just can't buy a better rod than a Loomis GLX. Unless of course you go custom made.

Ronnie

    I somewhat disagree. Im not gonna say there is better, but there are plenty equally as good for less money. I was a GLoomis guy for years, all I owned and fished was GLX rods. But with the improvement in rods over the past 10 years there are plenty of very good rods on the market for much less money.

   That said the rod he bought is a good rod, and I think he will like it.

You just can't buy a better rod than a Loomis GLX. Unless of course you go custom made.

Ronnie

x3.

there are a lot of good rods out there that, imo, equal or surpass most of the different series' that loomis makes....perhaps, even imx.

that said, of the brands i've tried thru the years (the le's, the dobyns, the kistlers, etc.), none of them equal or surpass the glx in my hands.

Clarification on Recoil guides -  They certainly will bend because they are nickel-titanium alloy.  The good news is that when bent, they snap right back into original shape.  Go ahead, try it - you won't hurt the guides.  They are also super light, which helps the balance of the rod.  Not everyone loves them (they can make a heck of a racket if you use braid) but they are very high end guides, fitting for the highest level Loomis.

Clarification on Recoil guides - They certainly will bend because they are nickel-titanium alloy. The good news is that when bent, they snap right back into original shape. Go ahead, try it - you won't hurt the guides. They are also super light, which helps the balance of the rod. Not everyone loves them (they can make a heck of a racket if you use braid) but they are very high end guides, fitting for the highest level Loomis.

Not sure i have the guts to bend the guides- but looking to using the 803 to throw some finess jigs using some yo zuri copoly.  Cant stand the sound of braid!!!  Thanks again- looking foward to getting years of use out of it.

I've got a few of those rods.  Great rods.  Only rod out there I like better is the NRX.  Just cant afford that one.

Not sure i have the guts to bend the guides

Dude, go ahead.  Many up here use them on their centrepin rods.  in freezing temp, you just mash the ice out of them.  That's their best application if you ask me.

I wouldn't pay retail,  but I would sure like to have one.  I had a 6'6" heavy GLX(784) and sold it with the thought of replacing it w/ a longer one.  $ got tight and I never did.

Not sure i have the guts to bend the guides

Dude, go ahead. Many up here use them on their centrepin rods. in freezing temp, you just mash the ice out of them. That's their best application if you ask me.

A little OT, but one of the funniest things I have ever seen involved recoil guides, sort of.

I am at BPS in Auburn one day, looking and fondling some Loomis GLX's with recoils, a sales clerk comes over grabs a Loomis spinning rod off the rack and says "these recoils are great you can bend them and the won't......................SNAP!!!!"

And he walks away embarassed. LOL He grabbed a non recoil guide rod to "show me" the flex of the recoils and with out batting an eye broke the stripper guide off a $300 rod. I almost passed out trying to hold my laughter in. Been back to BPS many times and have never seen that guy since.

Not sure i have the guts to bend the guides

Dude, go ahead. Many up here use them on their centrepin rods. in freezing temp, you just mash the ice out of them. That's their best application if you ask me.

No doubt- it works like said.  Pretty neat, but never had any real issues with bent/broken guides...

Would be nice for ice.

Not sure i have the guts to bend the guides

Dude, go ahead. Many up here use them on their centrepin rods. in freezing temp, you just mash the ice out of them. That's their best application if you ask me.

Just don't ever bend them more than once without giving them time to cool down.  You won't feel it, but when you bend them way down heat builds in the bend.  If you bend them repeatedly in quick succession they break.  It might just take twice, or it might take 25 times, but they break if you do that.