Have any of you rod builders ever picked up a factory rod and thought “wow this is truly something special”?
the other week I was in a tackle shop in Saranac Lake and was just looking at a bunch of rods that I’ve never seen in person before. Even with my very limited experience in building, I felt that most of the rods I’ve built were either equivalent to, or better than those i was holding.
Then I picked up a Loomis IMX and that rod felt perfect. Perfect balance, great handle assembly, very lightweight, loved the action of the blank etc. that rod raised the bar of how I want my rods to feel. It made me realize I need to do a much better job than what I’m currently doing. I wish there was an exceptional rod builder nearby that I can bring my rods to and have them critique the crap out of them so I can become better.