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g. loomis rods quality and repairing?

Feb 05, 2009 by fisherman | Posted in Fishing

why are g. loomis rods so exspensive...i have 4 of em a baitcaster one that cost 350$ its a glx i think and some spinning fast action to super fast action glx and imx rods that were about 250$ each and lastly a kid rod from g. loomis like 100$...what are your guys thoughts about these rods and the manufacture...i love em tho but i heard that you can send in a broken one and get the same brand you baought new... if true then were do you send them in??? my super fast action imx is broken at the tip....

i don't like them NEARLY as much as when they were PRE-SHIMANO. Shimano now owns Loomis. Gary Loomis (hence the G in G.Loomis) sold it to them a while back. He stayed on for a while, directing operations, but I believe he is now gone permanently. Shimano lowered the quality, in my opinion, and I can't defend them like I used to.

With that said, I still like the rods, but not to the same extent as I did before. I have some older Loomis GL3's that have been compared to newer IMX's, and they're ACTUALLY MORE responsive and sensitive than their more expensive, newer step up. It's all in the way they're made.

Like the other answer said, you're paying for a name that HAD been sysnonomous with quality....now you're just paying for the name only.

As for the warranty, there are two options - one is to send it back, they'll examine it and determine if it was manufacturer defect or user error that caused the break. Whatever their "specialists" determine, they let you know. If they find it was "their" fault, they either make the repair, or ust replace the rod with another - that's relatively cheap....maybe $20 I think? The other option is the "No Questions Asked" warranty. You give them $50 and not matter WHOSE FAULT it was, they just give you a replacement. Some authorized retailers will handle this "over the counter" for you. Other's won't; you just have to check with them.

I've called G Loomis about warranty issues before - let's just say, I've had some INTERESTING conversations with the person on the other end....

caunltd | Feb 06, 2009

I always thought that G. Loomis rods had a lifetime warrenty on them.

abilicious | Feb 05, 2009

The ONLY brand of rod I have ever had break was G.Loomis.
There are a lot of brand rods out now that are just as good if not better in my book.
Yes they have a life time LIMITED warranty, if you like spending $50 - $70 for a replacement, even if you do a expedited exchange threw the dealer you bought it from.
A couple of fishing stores in my area have stopped carrying them and put Shimano Cumara rods in their place.
To each there own tho, just like with cars, trucks, boats everyone has their own preferences.
But for myself I will never buy another rod I pay $250+ for and have it break on the first hook set. To many other brands around just as good if not better in my book.
Why are they so expensive.....because you are buying a name, just like when you buy a Cadillac, or BMW.

Here is the link to G Loomis web pages customer service.
http://www.gloomis.com/publish/content/gloomis/en/g__loomis_homepage/customerservice.html
or take it back to where you bought it, and try and do a over the counter exchange.

Good Luck

Golden Feather | Feb 05, 2009

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