Super User roadwarrior Posted June 10, 2014 Super User Posted June 10, 2014 Here in the Mid South we are in a period of tropical rain, over 4" in the last 24 hours and a foot or more the past week with more on the way! This morning I had a window of opportunity so I ran over to a local pond. I have caught a couple of fine fish here this week, so I was not discouraged by the high murky water. Today's gear was G. Loomis GLX MBR 844C/ CTE200GT/ Tatsu #20/ 7" Senko (watermelon with black flakes) and a Trokar 5/0 EWG Offset Worm Hook. On the 6th cast I hooked up with a monster which hung herself up in rocks on a ledge. I let her have a little slack and she was strong enough to free herself from the entanglement, then run towards the middle of the pond. Initially I assumed this was the prize I had recently caught and released, but the fight that developed was completely different. The fish stayed down and pulled hard consistently rather than in spurts. This was another fish and MUCH heavier! The Good I felt the Tatsu being pulled through the rocks and not just casually. Still, constant, unrelenting pressure was required by me. The fish pulled drag, but I had full confidence in my setting. This was some fish, but I had not yet seen her. Tatsu is THE BOMB and the rest of my equipment performed flawlessly. The Bad When I finally got this fish to the bank she was hooked in the belly on the right side. Part of the weight I had been fighting was attributable to being pulled sideways. The runs were unencumbered by the hook-set and she was still red hot when I landed her. Unfortunately, during the fight she morphed into a blue cat. The Ugly Releasing this flopping monster from the bank with a 6"-8" drop was a bear. I'm trying to grasp the hook with pliers, holding line and the rod in my other hand. The fish is still in 6" of water and doing everything she can to escape. I finally secured the hook, but she continued to twist and another fight ensued. To many balls in the air... POP! My 844C is now an 838. I have used the Xpeditor Service before, but not since it has been changed. I will report how this goes later. 2 Quote
Super User *Hootie Posted June 10, 2014 Super User Posted June 10, 2014 I loved that story! Except the pop. That would make a great movie....lol. Maybe you could get Clint Eastwood to play you RoadWarrior. Hootie Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted June 10, 2014 Posted June 10, 2014 That POP sound makes you sick in the gut doesn't it? 1 Quote
Super User Master Bait'r Posted June 10, 2014 Super User Posted June 10, 2014 That POP sound makes you sick in the gut doesn't it? Whether you're breaking a sweet stick, losing a tire on the hwy, exploding a complicated wire harness or blowing your ACL- a pop is never EVER a good noise. Ever. For any reason. Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted June 10, 2014 Posted June 10, 2014 Ouch, you had to throw in that ACL reference didn't ya? Made my butt pucker. lol 1 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted June 10, 2014 Super User Posted June 10, 2014 Pictures or it didn't happen. Quote
Preytorien Posted June 10, 2014 Posted June 10, 2014 That sickening feeling when you hear a pop.....ugh Great story though Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted June 10, 2014 Author Super User Posted June 10, 2014 WOW! That was easy peasy... Called G.Loomis Customer Service which accessed my information which they had stored from a previous transaction many years ago. Paid $100 on a credit card and the new rod is being shipped today. Upon receipt I send the broken rod back in the tube they send, prepaid. Very pleasant folks and the whole deal did not take ten minutes. Quote
Super User bigbill Posted June 10, 2014 Super User Posted June 10, 2014 Blue Cat = great hush puppies? Nothing like fresh fish on a wood fire naked. Gutted, salted, peppered and some lemon. I love catfish. Quote
Capt.Bob Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 Wow warrior, sorry to here about the "pop",,, it's just hard to believe what some guy's will do to justify new gear,,,,,, Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted June 11, 2014 Author Super User Posted June 11, 2014 I don't remember exactly when the GLX was introduced, but this was the original, at least 10 years old I would think. So now we will see if G. Loomis has added any enhancements to this series. Quote
sparky241 Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 What was the $100 for? I though those were/ are warranty for life? Quote
Super User *Hootie Posted June 11, 2014 Super User Posted June 11, 2014 What was the $100 for? I though those were/ are warranty for life? That's what it costs through G Loomis for warranty replacement. That's why I buy my Loomis rods from American Legacy Fishing. You get to keep your $100.00 in your pocket. Gotta LOVE that kind of warranty. Hootie 3 Quote
Preytorien Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 I was pretty pleased with the Shimano warranty. I broke the last 4-inches off the tip. I took it to my local Dicks Sporting Goods, they traded me over the counter for a new one. Couldn't be happier with that warranty. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted June 11, 2014 Author Super User Posted June 11, 2014 Wow! The last two posts are VERY impressive, what great deals! Quote
Capt.Bob Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 That's what it costs through G Loomis for warranty replacement. That's why I buy my Loomis rods from American Legacy Fishing. You get to keep your $100.00 in your pocket. Gotta LOVE that kind of warranty. Hootie Yep Hootie ALF in Indiana is the only place I would buy a G.Loomis rod. My IMX was replaced 3 or 4 years ago after 8 or 10 years use when I broke accidentally,, but it was my fault and I was abusing it, and American Legacy didn't care what loomis policy was. They replace any loomis rod regardless of age, or how you abuse it, for free, as long as you bought it from them you deal directly with them!! When you are the largest G. Loomis dealer in the country you call the shot's!! If I was going to buy another Loomis rod (which I have no desire to do) I would never buy it from anyone but American Legacy Fishing, they will upgrade any rod also much like the St. Croix upgrade plan, only they do it with any rod make to a G. Loomis, great people to do business with! . I was pretty pleased with the Shimano warranty. I broke the last 4-inches off the tip. I took it to my local Dicks Sporting Goods, they traded me over the counter for a new one. Couldn't be happier with that warranty. Dicks may do this now, but I want to see what they do 10 years from now and when the rod has changed over that period of time!! Wall Mart will replace a Berkley the first year, but time will tell how Dick's handles them 10 years later. 1 Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted June 12, 2014 Author Super User Posted June 12, 2014 WOO-HOO! FedEx just delivered my new replacement! 1 Quote
Super User Goose52 Posted June 12, 2014 Super User Posted June 12, 2014 Scotty must have managed to give FedEx Warp 9.5... Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted June 12, 2014 Super User Posted June 12, 2014 Hope to hear a review of the new GLX! Quote
OK Bass Hunter Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 The guys at my local BPS know me and did an exchange for 3 Shimano rods. They didn't have the models I brought in but let me take 3 that were pretty close and I couldn't have been happier. Let's just say when a relationship ends it's not only hearts that get broken. Quote
Jaheff Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 I broke a Phenix M1, totally my fault, and told them 100% my fault. Phenix said ship rod ( I pay) in pieces and 65bucks, and they will send out a new one( they pay). I'm pretty happy about that. Quote
STPC Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Pictures or it didn't happen. It's bad enough that it happened...I wouldn't want to make anyone revisit it to take pics. Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted June 13, 2014 Super User Posted June 13, 2014 It's bad enough that it happened...I wouldn't want to make anyone revisit it to take pics.. That was a joke. Not serious 2 Quote
Super User *Hootie Posted June 13, 2014 Super User Posted June 13, 2014 . That was a joke. Not serious Don't you HATE when you have to explain...lol. Hootie 1 Quote
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