Greetings all...
I resently side graded to okuma sst rods and put my loomis beauties on ice. I just got tired of slipping in the mud and falling down at cedar Creek with $1200 dollars worth of gear in my hand. Very Painfull.
So I went to Okuma sst....Yep I got the whole family for less then half that of one high end loomis rod. $55 bucks each.
One thing though:
They are made in china, which violates my patriotism among other principals.
I only saw they [Wholesale Sports] had anadromous fishing rods...SST=Salmon, Steelhead, and Trout.
I saw that fisherman's had a better supply of okuma SST rods at $74.00 each
Hope that helps.