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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KillaBass
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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by KillaBass » Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:37 am

Dobyns is my #!

best balanced rod ive ever fished!

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by steve333 » Mon Mar 31, 2014 12:47 pm

Dobyns for me. Most of my rods are dobyns

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by metanium » Tue May 20, 2014 8:19 am

I voted Dobyns, but more and more Megabass is growing on me with the XX series. Why is Megabass not on the list with their non-JDM offerings?

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by fishingman88 » Sat May 31, 2014 8:05 pm

G. Loomis hands down. Whether it is factory rods or custom rods I had built on their blanks, they just performed really well. Moreover, their customer service has been on par for me. Broke the tip off a custom built rod and they replaced it with a comparable factory rod (since they stopped making blanks). I'm sold on the rods.

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by durror » Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:12 pm

megabass all the time :p

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by bradjames12 » Tue Jul 01, 2014 9:44 pm

G Loomis for me \:D/

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by madlodger » Fri Jul 04, 2014 5:11 am

I like rods JDM. I just like that.

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by Dexter » Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:44 am

Loomis nrx 893..it just has "it"!

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by jeff h » Sat Jul 26, 2014 1:35 pm

Mainly St. Croix Avids for me. Have a bunch of the older cork handled Shimano Crucials too that I like very much.

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by BRONZEBACK32 » Wed Jul 30, 2014 6:58 pm

Gloomis

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by njbasscat » Sun Aug 17, 2014 3:36 am

I changed my vote to JDM. I'm addicted.

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by Afrayedknot » Sun Aug 17, 2014 5:03 am

Changed my vote to St. Croix.. Love the way the blanks feel. Though I have been second guessing my future Croix loyalty after some recent poor customer service (ridiculous policy). [-(

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by masterbass » Wed Aug 27, 2014 12:21 pm

Domestic, dobyns. JDM, megabass.

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by Shakester » Mon Oct 06, 2014 3:08 am

A few years back, I was a Dobyns guy. But lately, been on the Daiwa (Zillion and Steez) wagon.

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Re: Which is your favorite rod company?

Post by Heatstreak » Mon Nov 03, 2014 7:59 am

Where is Ugly Stick lol, might not be the best rod but they're pretty hard to break ;p

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