adam lancia wrote:TFOUR wrote:My problem with the one is that as long as Rod technology gets better even if you think you have the one now, in 5-7 years it won't be good enough. Even if the old rod did everything great.
It's only a problem if you don't like purchasing new rods every once in a while
I'm not sure this is a very big problem. Let me explain in tennis racket terms. In roughly 1990, Wilson came out with a very powerful and light tennis racket that upped the game. I think it was called the Profile. Over the following 5 years, many big brands followed. My last racket was in 1993 with a pair of Head rackets. In 2012 my son became very interested in the sport and to my amazement, I found rackets were 40% cheaper and a bit heavier then 1993 not taking into account inflation. I asked what happened??? Two things were the reply. (1) the industry found rackets can be too light and (2) everyone caught up in material composition. Once this happened prices dropped vs. even 1993 standards.
For fishing, I think light weight know-how emerged in roughly 2004. Since that time, I see low cost rods catching up on materials at times but that the top end is not blowing away the competition. A game changer is always on the horizon but so far I don't see it. You can literally buy many 4.2oz rods of great nice quality in 2016 from $100 to $600. The difference from $100 to $600 is often in the eyes of the beholder.
Bling seems to be a bigger and more proven differentiator in rods in 2016.
