I recently fished Tillamook Bay with in-line spinners with a guide.
We used Loomis SASR 1002 C GLX rods which are specifically designed for these blades.
What rod do you make for this purpose?
Also, please give me the model of the blank for this rod in case I want to build my own.
Thanks


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The rods that we have specifically designed for that fishery is the XCC 793 GH. They are a part of our ever popular kenai kwick series of rods. The blank model number is XCC 933. Have a great week.
Jake Reardon
Are these listed on the website? I can't see them.
I guess I don't understand, Jake answered your question as asked. Now you just need to call a Lamiglas dealer and order a blank or buy a rod. Angler's Workshop is next door and can help you either way.
No one knows as much as all of us.
I am interested in seeing the "specs" on this rod for comparison before I decide to buy the Lami or the Loomis.
I was hoping to see these specs in the catalog, but I don't see this rod listed.
Maybe Jake can just give them to me here - or direct me to the line in the catalog if I am missing it?
"Specs' are arbitrary, pretty much an educated guess the designer/seller makes that day, the only saving grace is at least in company they can be much closer. Tip to butt diameters many times don't help as much as some think either.
There is no set standards in the industry to compare against, change brands and all bets are off on specs. When you get into specialty style blanks or jump from salmon/steelhead, to bass, or saltwater all bets are off.
My best guess on Loomis using GLX on so many new rods is that they are seeing a niche market of people who think that highend graphite makes a better boat rod, it's not bad if you add enough graphite and glass scrim to get decent durability, but than the rod weight has gone up. I would disagree pretty strongly with that idea, I own the GL3 and the GLX version of the HSR 9000 rods, hands down myself and any other person that has ever used both say the GL3 is a worlds better rod, not remotely even close.
The multi-modulus, layered glass/graphite that Lamiglas uses makes more sense to me when designing a great tip that visually telgraphs what is happening down there, (grass on blades/lure, or blade stopping as the fish just mouths the bait, and the rod staying soft enough that the salmon doesn't spit the bait as it loads the tip. It's been a proven concept on livebait rods on the east coast forever.), and durability over the years in physical transport in vehicles or boats, not to mention the human errors that occur to all of us that can ruin a fishing trip. I have no connection to Lamiglas, just someone who has built custom rods for 35+ years.
Guides at Loomis don't pay remotely the same price as you do for a product, when I was in the industry it was 60% off on rods. I used highend products to help Loomis sell highend products, only in rods that went into rod holders did I deviate from that.
I didn't have to care really if a product blew up, I had spares and a great warranty.
No one knows as much as all of us.