MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
yeah i held one at dicks and giggled. There is no way in hell people are going to pay $200 for that.
I own my own firm. Nobody calls to tell me we do a great job but they are always quick to complain. See how they respond. Sh_t happens. Give them a chance to make things right.
ALF was quick to respond and very understanding and helpful. They agreed it looked like a defect and were willing to swap it out without question. The problem is Loomis. I've heard about quality issues on all of their rods and ESPECIALLY with their NRX. I was hoping I wouldn't have to deal with that on an ice rod, like maybe it would be a different shop that makes them.After seeing the rod and its action in person, I'm just not interested anymore at this price point, even if the construction was flawless. It is a nice rod for sure but not nice enough to compete with other offerings that cost half as much (or a bit more).
I agree that $200 is a lot of money for an ice rod, but it's an ice rod, not a sculpture. I would overlook minor cosmetic flaws that have nothing to do with performance or reliability..... My priority would be how the rod performs to justify this price. If you feel that strongly about aesthetics these "flaws" will always bother you, so yes, send the rod back.
200 for an ice rod is insane for something that is not custom built with your choice of colors, blank, handle, etc' etc. no thanks
And I barely coughed up enough for a custom,! But if there is a market for a high priced production ice rod, they will be produced and people will buy it just to say they have the best that is made.
I own several custom rods in the 100 buck range from Tucr , Dh and Jt . What makes this one @200 bucks feature wise? I’m not poo pooing the rod , I’m just curious of the advantages of a GL rod at a 200 bucks price point .
For the 7 fast action models, the blank is tubular and that is a big upgrade over the others mentioned. For the 5 extra fast there's no real difference than the others that I'm aware of.
Curious why they put like a 9in handle on $200 rod? Guess they want to be different. Fair enough. Just don't see that very often and maybe I'm missing the advantage of that?
tubular blanks are not an upgrade...
The open water rod market - where fishing companies actually manufacture blanks - sure seems to disagree with that sentiment. And now we have three of the best blank manufacturers (Croix, Loomis, and NFC) FINALLY offering tubular ice rod blanks.