Edge rods by Gary Loomis - thoughts?

[CybrSlydr]

Price looks pretty sweet.

 

https://edgerods.com/delta

[onenutinthewater]

Awesome rods- customer service is terrible. Ordered one in july with scheduled time of 3-5 weeks after 8 weeks and 3 different answers I cancelled and got a refund. Previous issues with a return which i finally was able to return in person.

They are swamped and will gladly tell you how busy they are. Many, many of same complaints from others on FB.

I have 4 and they are my favorite rods for steelhead/salmon but would never order from them again but will buy more at the next big show if they have them in hand.

[TBAG]

8 hours ago, onenutinthewater said:

Awesome rods- customer service is terrible. Ordered one in july with scheduled time of 3-5 weeks after 8 weeks and 3 different answers I cancelled and got a refund. Previous issues with a return which i finally was able to return in person.

They are swamped and will gladly tell you how busy they are. Many, many of same complaints from others on FB.

I have 4 and they are my favorite rods for steelhead/salmon but would never order from them again but will buy more at the next big show if they have them in hand.

Well that's a little disappointing because they look great and I considered one for a finesse spinning rod.

[CybrSlydr]

8 hours ago, onenutinthewater said:

Awesome rods- customer service is terrible. Ordered one in july with scheduled time of 3-5 weeks after 8 weeks and 3 different answers I cancelled and got a refund. Previous issues with a return which i finally was able to return in person.

They are swamped and will gladly tell you how busy they are. Many, many of same complaints from others on FB.

I have 4 and they are my favorite rods for steelhead/salmon but would never order from them again but will buy more at the next big show if they have them in hand.

Sounds to me like they're a great buy if they have them on hand but if you're placing an order, don't expect it anytime soon.

 

According to the FB page post I saw, they're taking orders now for a December delivery.

[kenmitch]

They do look like nice rods and I could probably live with the price....The waiting game kills it for me. Maybe once they get caught up they'll be more readily available.

[WRB]

I see TW has added North Fork Composite Edge Strike bass rod @ $400 without any info on models?

There is 2 rod companies in Woodland WA, G. Loomis and Lamiglas. Gary Loomis sold his company to Shimano. Lamiglas was focused on warm water fishing rods long before Loomis, I used Lamiglas rods for 35 years and didn't know about Loomis because Gary targeted cold water salmon and steelhead anglers. It wasn't until the trophy bass anglers started using Loomis rods that G. Loomis started targeting warm water bass anglers that his rods became famous and Shimano bought them. I believe Lamiglas decision to take over the cold water rod business that Gary left open by selling his company was a mistake.

Lets hope Gary gets his business going, he is without dought a phenomial rod builder.

Tom

[Tywithay]

Fantastic rods. Their blanks rival the top offerings from any company. I haven't had to deal with customer service yet, but I have heard of some issues in the past. They do take a while to ship, but I just order mine during the winter and they're ready to roll well before springtime. 

[Yumeya]

I love NFC blanks, I have a Kistler Magnesium 3 and its a awesome rod for its price.

[DaveT63]

I bought one of their rods when they had a sale last winter.  They told me the wait time was about 5-6 weeks.  But two weeks later I got notification my rod had shipped, and I received it 2 days after that.

 

I love the blank, just about on par with my NRX.  I DON'T like the reel seat or the straight carbon fiber handle.  To the point I am going to talk to a local rod builder about changing both.

[webertime]

Blanks are nice.  The 807 is an awesome blank by NFC.

[blckshirt98]

Every time I see a post about Edge rods I feel regret about not finding out about the Edge Kickstarter when they were starting out.

[Chance_Taker4]

On ‎10‎/‎3‎/‎2018 at 8:32 PM, Yumeya said:

I love NFC blanks, I have a Kistler Magnesium 3 and its a awesome rod for its price.

Whats the Mag 3? I've heard of the MAg 2 and the Helium 3. Did Trey come out with a new Mag Line?

[Yumeya]

3 hours ago, Chance_Taker4 said:

Whats the Mag 3? I've heard of the MAg 2 and the Helium 3. Did Trey come out with a new Mag Line?

 

Helium 3, my bad LOL

[Oregon Native]

On 10/3/2018 at 11:52 AM, WRB said:

I see TW has added North Fork Composite Edge Strike bass rod @ $400 without any info on models?

There is 2 rod companies in Woodland WA, G. Loomis and Lamiglas. Gary Loomis sold his company to Shimano. Lamiglas was focused on warm water fishing rods long before Loomis, I used Lamiglas rods for 35 years and didn't know about Loomis because Gary targeted cold water salmon and steelhead anglers. It wasn't until the trophy bass anglers started using Loomis rods that G. Loomis started targeting warm water bass anglers that his rods became famous and Shimano bought them. I believe Lamiglas decision to take over the cold water rod business that Gary left open by selling his company was a mistake.

Lets hope Gary gets his business going, he is without dought a phenomial rod builder.

Tom

Used to live just down the road from these company's.  Have owned both....and both company's have gone through many changes.  Doesn't Gary now work for Temple Fork or one of the other fly rod company's.  

[NHBull]

No first hand knowledge and doubt there will be given all the other great options with stellar CS.  A quick Google search shows shows to many udersatisfied customers with the product and CS.

[TBAG]

10 hours ago, NHBull said:

No first hand knowledge and doubt there will be given all the other great options with stellar CS.  A quick Google search shows shows to many udersatisfied customers with the product and CS.

That's unfortunate as the look of the rods is sweet! 

[Steveo-1969]

On 10/5/2018 at 1:48 PM, DaveT63 said:

I bought one of their rods when they had a sale last winter.  They told me the wait time was about 5-6 weeks.  But two weeks later I got notification my rod had shipped, and I received it 2 days after that.

 

I love the blank, just about on par with my NRX.  I DON'T like the reel seat or the straight carbon fiber handle.  To the point I am going to talk to a local rod builder about changing both.

I was on their website today because they are having a 50% off MSRP sale right now if ordering directly from the factory. I'm not in a hurry to receive a rod so might make the leap.

 

Do you have a casting or spinning rod? (I'm looking at a spinning rod.) I hold a spinning rod with my whole hand in front of the reel stem and am wondering how comfortable that would be with this reel seat?

[onenutinthewater]

The 50% off msrp  "sale" is their regular price- cheap marketing ploy to look like you are getting a  deal.

As mentioned there are to many other great rod companies out there with honest, customer service - After multiple issues with edge i am done.

Good luck.......

[DaveT63]

18 hours ago, Steveo-1969 said:

I was on their website today because they are having a 50% off MSRP sale right now if ordering directly from the factory. I'm not in a hurry to receive a rod so might make the leap.

 

Do you have a casting or spinning rod? (I'm looking at a spinning rod.) I hold a spinning rod with my whole hand in front of the reel stem and am wondering how comfortable that would be with this reel seat?

I have a casting rod, so I can't really tell  you how the spinning rod would feel.

[CrankFate]

Hmmm....these look good. Anyone have one? I’m gonna need two more rods that I don’t need this spring.

[Havoc]

On 1/8/2019 at 6:40 PM, CrankFate said:

Hmmm....these look good. Anyone have one? I’m gonna need two more rods that I don’t need this spring.

I have 2 of the Delta Edge rods, specifically the Delta FSC-CBG 714-1 and the Delta FSC-MBR 744-1 rods. Out of all my rods, these are probably my favorite rods to use. 

 

The 714-1 is rated as a Medium Moderate action and compared to other rods in my arsenal, I'd probably put it somewhere between a Moderate to Fast action. Super sensitive and extremely light weight. Great for a crankbait or jerkbait rod.

 

The 744-1 is rated as a MH rod Fast action and is about right for that rating. It also has a slightly bigger diameter on the blank. Still super light weight and can handle throwing larger baits.

 

The carbon tex grips are really nice and doesn't get molded unlike traditional cork. Plus it doesn't get slippery when wet or if you have fish slime on your hands. Definitely really sensitive as I can feel bottom contact when using jigs or bottom contact baits.

 

I like these so much that I plan on buying the spinning reel Delta FSS-MBR 723-1 to match with either my Stradic ci4+ or ballistic. The only cons for buying these is what everyone has been saying.... long wait times. It took me about 5-8 weeks before I got them, so expect long wait times. Though I'm sure they're ramping up now and getting their logistics in order. Also, I had one of them broken on delivery due to a bent shipping tube, but I spoke with their customer service and had a replacement sent over within 2 weeks expedited at no charge.

 

 

[newyorktoiowa57]

Matt Allen spoke positively of them in a spring gear review.  He had the 7' heavy model. 

[onenutinthewater]

Check out their fb page for complaints and every other fishing forum before you make the decision to order a rod from them............ I have a friend  that after 4 months of nothing had to file a paypal claim to try and get his $ refunded. Seems to be quite common with them and it was my experience as well.

[Kidflex]

Pi*s poor customer service. Cheap components too.

[KP Duty]

Love my edge rods.  I still think gary's weibe reel seat is the best on the market, and nfc blanks are the deal.