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After reading some really good reviews about these rods I ponied up and bought one. For a rod in the $30.00 range they looked to be of good quality. I received mine the other day and thinking these rods were handmade by Jason Mitchell himself, but lo and behold there is a Made in China sticker on the bottom the handle! I can tell that they were mass produced as there is epoxy in the eyelets and the eyelets do not line up correctly.
Are you sure that particular part wasnt just made in China? I was thinking about picking up a few of these rods from all the good reviews on the Fishing Minnesota forum. Maybe not now though.
Just like anything else.... China this, China that... I bought a Genz rod with the same porblem, still use it though.Buy from the Thorne Bros or make your own. At least then you know it was assembled in America
the $, I bought a St Croix, since everyone was saying how good they were, and I like it so far, just haven't used it yet.