Which is your favorite rod company?

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Which rod manufacturer is your choice?

G.Loomis
304
22%
Shimano
104
8%
Daiwa
73
5%
St. Croix
199
15%
Lamiglas
5
0%
Kistler
60
4%
Phenix
46
3%
Abu Garcia
19
1%
Berkley
5
0%
Powell
58
4%
Dobyns Rods
233
17%
Zombie
3
0%
Damiki
1
0%
Falcon
25
2%
Quantum
5
0%
e21
2
0%
Airrus
9
1%
Duckett Fishing
7
1%
Denali
9
1%
Power Tackle
2
0%
Castaway
2
0%
iRod
4
0%
Lucky Craft
0
No votes
Wright & McGill
0
No votes
Temple Fork Outfitters
5
0%
American Rodsmith
0
No votes
All Star
1
0%
Pinnacle
3
0%
Okuma
4
0%
I'm a JDM Rod Guy. Given a choice, I don't touch the domestics
169
12%
 
Total votes: 1357

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by Nwlfish » Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:23 pm


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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by Black Haze » Sat May 01, 2021 5:59 am

Any Rod company that has high end rods, with a great warranty

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by peterJDM » Mon May 03, 2021 10:08 am

G.Loomis for US market
Megabass for the high end JDM market

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by Lost Angler » Thu May 27, 2021 7:20 pm

Im more on finesse fishing mainly just for fun. Fenwick's great rods but in my country it's very hard to find and so is dobyns. Loomis and st. Croix doesn't even exist in local high-end tackle shops.... Im stuck with okuma Celilo rods😐


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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by Hogsticker2 » Sun Aug 22, 2021 2:16 pm

Nwlfish wrote:
Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:23 pm
https://sargecustoms.com/

Best in Texas
What blanks do they build on?

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by BRONZEBACK32 » Mon Aug 23, 2021 2:08 pm

Still loomis, but I do enjoy Megabass and St-Croix also.

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by Fishes a Bit » Mon Oct 18, 2021 8:23 pm

I seldom buy a factory rod. I much prefer fishing with my own builds. I only build for myself and closest friends, though. I’m a big fan of St. Croix blanks with a few Point Blank options being used for some techniques.

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by Nwlfish » Wed Dec 01, 2021 6:55 pm

Hogsticker2 wrote:
Sun Aug 22, 2021 2:16 pm
Nwlfish wrote:
Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:23 pm
https://sargecustoms.com/

Best in Texas
What blanks do they build on?
Not sure, it’s a custom Japanese blank. Sarge used to be at Laguna Rod (another well known TX rodmaker).

ML rods weight 2.4 oz with cork grips and 2.1 with foam grips

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by Dink Whisperer » Sat Jan 29, 2022 7:14 pm

Shimano here... All except one Dobyns HP and one Phenix Recon Elite.

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by BARRAMANIAC » Fri Jul 08, 2022 5:22 pm

Just had to change my vote. was G Loomis when this poll was first put up. but now my current favourites aren't even listed that being Major Craft Rods a JDM company and Bone Rods from Singapore. Though I do like the look of Shimano's latest line of rodsI bought myself a Shimano Zodias spin rod to pair with my Vanford 3000 and actually quite like the rod, and am contemplating a expride or adrena baitcast rod but i use Daiwa baitcasters.

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by John2204 » Sat Jul 09, 2022 11:14 pm

At Croix for spinning, Dobyns and Gloomis for casting rods

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by dragon1 » Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:57 pm


Helluva list right there.
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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by BlackMarlin » Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:19 pm

For shore jigging and bluefin tuna casting from shore i love Zenaq.
I had some of their seabass focused Plaisir Answer series also. They are great rods, but there are better seabass rods ot there. But that PA99 is a joy to use for bluefish and leerfish.

For light game I prefer Graphiteleader.
For seabass game, in my opinion nothing comes close to some of G-Craft Limited series. I sold all Zenaq spin rods after I started using Graphiteleader and G-Craft Limited rods.

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by John2204 » Tue Jan 24, 2023 2:35 am

So I have nice rods from Loomis, Dobyns, and St Croix, I like all three brands

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