thunderblack Posted February 3 Posted February 3 The bling on fishing rods gets old too. More parts the glue comes undone on or more plastic parts to break. I prefer the simplicity. If you fish hard you want gear to last. 2
Goby Posted February 3 Posted February 3 I love my high end Loomis rods, the Conquest spinning rods have no equal in my opinion... I like MegaBass too, but for the cost of their P5 series, they should have better cork and I really dislike the handles on the P5 Destroyer Megabass spinning rods. My only gripe with Loomis is their serial numbers, they seemingly just slap them on any which way even on the high end models, typically very crooked on the blank which to me makes no sense when all the other decals, the guides and blanks are perfectly straight... Just bothers the heck out of me, wish they would take an extra half a second to put them on straight, but I still buy them... The Conquest 902S SJR is the finest big water big Smallmouth spinning rod ever created for small jigs, tubes, etc... 1
Johnbt Posted February 4 Posted February 4 "they all look extremely ugly and ancient?" You probably wouldn't like any of my Conquest rods either. They are simple, functional, and I think quite attractive. They're fishing rods, not fashion statements. __________ You say 1994 like that's really old. That's cute. You're funny. 3 1
Bigbox99 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 16 minutes ago, Johnbt said: "they all look extremely ugly and ancient?" You probably wouldn't like any of my Conquest rods either. They are simple, functional, and I think quite attractive. They're fishing rods, not fashion statements. "they all look extremely ugly and ancient?" You probably wouldn't like any of my Conquest rods either. They are simple, functional, and I think quite attractive. They're fishing rods, not fashion statements. __________ You say 1994 like that's really old. That's cute. You're funny. I'd rather have the high end Shimano rod like Posion Glorious or Ultima for the looks alone. The conquest is too old fashioned looking for me and depending on the year the high end Shimano and Conquest are the same blank iirc. I really only like those traditional looking rods when pairing with a round reel.
rangerjockey Posted February 4 Posted February 4 Just my opinion but I'm kind of surprised that Shimano/Loomis has stayed with the Conquest. To my understanding it was never intended to be a more sensitive rod than NRX ( it Isn't in my hands) it was meant to have more torsional strength than NRX. Now that spiral x has been added to NRX+ I can't see the need for it.
padon Posted February 4 Posted February 4 On 2/3/2025 at 2:08 PM, ABU is overpriced said: "Who cares" ain't an answer. We're not talking about a $10 item. who cares is an answer because i dont. correct its not a 10 dollar item , its a $550 dollar item because of the material in the blanks and the taper. thats what i care about . i dont need it tolook like a reinvented light saber, or have graphics like a nascar . i just want it to fish well and feel light and balanced in my hand. im not a loomis fanboy i have more megabass and shimano rods but i see no problem with the loomis i have. if they arent for you yu can always buy something else. like i said its just a fishing rod no reason to get all worked up. 1
Super User FishTank Posted February 4 Super User Posted February 4 17 minutes ago, padon said: who cares is an answer because i dont. correct its not a 10 dollar item , its a $550 dollar item because of the material in the blanks and the taper. thats what i care about . i dont need it tolook like a reinvented light saber, or have graphics like a nascar . i just want it to fish well and feel light and balanced in my hand. im not a loomis fanboy i have more megabass and shimano rods but i see no problem with the loomis i have. if they arent for you yu can always buy something else. like i said its just a fishing rod no reason to get all worked up. Are you sure? I here the action on a light saber is awesome. 😄 3
ABU is overpriced Posted February 6 Author Posted February 6 18 minutes ago, lunkerboss923 said: Not stylish, but wait until you use one. I had an older gen GLX. And as i said above, i have nothing against their blanks, they're very good, its just that for the price they're being sold, i would expect much more.
GetFishorDieTryin Posted February 6 Posted February 6 Clean and simple will always look good when its done right and Loomis has done it right for a long time. Paint and gel coats add weight. Thats why NRX is pretty much raw blank. 1
Hulkster Posted February 6 Posted February 6 On 2/1/2025 at 2:28 PM, JN94 said: , I've come to the conclusion that Loomis rods are the biggest scam in fishing. They're not light, not balanced, sloppily put together every step of the way, 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: On 2/2/2025 at 6:53 AM, The Rooster said: So for me, if I needed to spend more to get the comfort I want, G Loomis would get my money based on old school designs alone. As for any other cosmetic details, a basic black rod with some other complementary secondary color for guide wraps and graphics is fine with me. Nothing else is necessary or desired. 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.
FrnkNsteen Posted Friday at 11:03 AM Posted Friday at 11:03 AM Personally I couldn't care less about the bling. I'm not a die hard Loomie fan, but agree they are nice rods and like the ones I have. I have a handful ranging from GL2, E6X, IMX Pro, and GLX. As you go up through the ranks, they already get pretty spendy. Can you imagine what they would charge if they started adding all the bling?? 1
Global Moderator Mike L Posted Friday at 11:52 AM Global Moderator Posted Friday at 11:52 AM Point has been made Live Long and Prosper Mike
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