Hulkster

wow 2013 was back when St. Croix made good rods that didn't fall apart or break lol

They put a top down spinning reel seat lock nut ugh.

you must have got some B factory blemish rods lol I have two imx pro rods and they are light, perfectly balanced, sensitive and perfectly put together: look for yourself: you will love the Loomis IMX Pro rods. I'm old school too. simple fuji reel seats and good cork handles are fine with me.

Dressed Red and Black Mepps Black Fury #5 is my lucky lure, I caught my first muskie from shore using it 2 years ago after a few years of trying. Cast da Mepps!!

no but I have used a few Imx pro and JWR E6X (second generation) and they were excellent

Loomis over St. Croix any day of the week with what's been happening to St. Croix in the last few years.

you don't like the dark grey and gold? I think its better than the cosmetics of the blue one that it replaces.

Agreed. and there is way way way too many of this popping up all over to simply believe it's user error or a rare occurrence. The guide downgrade on the avid walleye rods is downright appalling.

On The Reel Test: His channel is ok but if you notice he absolutely SUCKS with a baitcaster. He is always backlashing and pulling out loose loops/luffing. His reel are always way overfilled with braid and I commented he would have a lot less issues casting if he didn't overfill them. People agreed and his only comment was: "my reels are filled to the perfect amount" yeah ok buddy lol

oh yes any rod that has blue accents or a blue blank is perfect for that reel!

I'm glad they updated the cosmetics on the new Ultegra, the blue color of the previous model looked good on its own but not that great paired with most rods (sorry I need my rods and reels to look decent together lol) the new one appears to be grey and gold and looks sharp

my nasci, stradic FK, Tranx 400A and Curado I are all made in Malaysia and they are great. so I'm not sure why it would make a difference if a reel is made in Japan. The Shimano factory there puts out great stuff.

also the Ultegra has the one piece bail wire which is a big plus if you ask me.

this thread is useless without TACKLEPORN! show us the full frontal!!