Just wanted to get some opinions here. I fish with lamiglas rods medium heavy and the hot shot magnum rods and the only problem ive had is a couple of the plastic guide eyelets fell out. These rods are tough and wont break ya. On the other hand I hear GL3's are the only way to fly. I heard and I dont know if this is true or not but the new Ti2000 rod lamiglas makes are some of the best rods out there. Just wondering what you fellas thought.
Ed

I fish nothing but Loomis, but I did have the opportunity to fish the new Titanium Lamiglass and was fairly impressed. It does have the responsive tip but has a funny feeling backbone not as responsive as the IMX in the Loomis. I had the 1084 IMX side by side with it and still like my Loomis better. Not to mention the thing just looks goofy also.
Keith

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nothing but loomis for me!!

Agreed, go with a Loomis. They have so many rods for each situation along with a resonable to some fricken out of the world prices. I like the gl3 rods very much but I likr the Imx better.

I fish both Loomis and Lamiglas. As of right now the only Lamiglas rods I have are a couple of magnum taper plug rods. Ive used Sage, St Croix, Lamiglas and Loomis. After I picked up my first Loomis I quickly faded out all my other rods in favor of Loomis. After you have fished a Loomis, Nothig else compares. I love the IMX is lighter rods, The GL3s and GL2s are almost bullet proof.
I havent had a chance to mess with a Titanium series yet. The only Lamiglas rods I will ever buy again are the G-1000 series. Ive nothing but bad luck with the Certified Pros and some IM700 blanks. And for the price of an Espree, I would rather have a Loomis.
But the only opinion on rods that really matters is your own. Fish withwhat you feel most comfortable with. I have 5 Loomis steelhead rods and I find myself using just 2 of those ffor most my steelhead fishing. An 1141S IMX in low water Conditions and a STR1025C IMX when the rivers are up. But you know, I couldnt live with out the other 3. You know there is no such thing as too many rods. In fact Im in the market for some more salmon rods.

I've had great result's useing lami's.But I've also have owned a few loomis rod's.My
opinion is the GL2 feel to spongey for my likes.The GL3 in some models are awesome but
the $ will kill ya.Out of the nine salmon rod's I own there are nine lami's.Out of the
eight steelhead rod's I own just one GL3,one
old fennwick and six Lami's from Norwest specials to the espirit's.Until loomis drop's their price a little then I will stick
to the certified pro's and espirit's by Lamiglas.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE
Did I mention that if there is a problem with a rod that Lami's return policy rock's and Loomis's suck's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've had great result's useing lami's.But I've also have owned a few loomis rod's.My
opinion is the GL2 feel to spongey for my likes.The GL3 in some models are awesome but
the $ will kill ya.Out of the nine salmon rod's I own there are nine lami's.Out of the
eight steelhead rod's I own just one GL3,one
old fennwick and six Lami's from Norwest specials to the espirit's.Until loomis drop's their price a little then I will stick
to the certified pro's and espirit's by Lamiglas.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE
Did I mention that if there is a problem with a rod that Lami's return policy rock's and Loomis's suck's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ed,

The only way to fly is to fish with whatever makes you happy. I fished with a $15 fly rod for years, and hundreds of steelhead could not have cared less. Whatever rod helps you properly present the bait or lure is tool enough for the task. Remember, a real craftsman never blames his tools for the result of his work.

My experience is that there is so much good tackle in the marketplace now that it is hard to make a wrong choice. It hasn't always been so.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.

Strikezone, I deal with both companies regarding their warranty service. You have it backwards, Loomis's Warranty policy is MUCH better than Lamiglass's.

I agree with salmontackler, Loomis has a much better return and warranty policies. It is much faster, and requires much less information.
I like both companies, and enjoy fishing both rods. One of my favorite salmon rods is a Lamiglas. But if I had to pick one brand of rods to fish for the rest of my life it would be Loomis.
As I have stated before, Loomis builds a better factory rod, and their blanks seem to be a little better (straighter, less cosmetic defects probably due to the gloss finishes Lamiglas uses , less crown etc)
I still like the old Sage rods... but Loomis builds a very nice blank. I feel you get your money worth, especially if you buy a custom rod. Factory rods have such poor craftmanship!

Thanks for letting me play!

TH www.thcustomrods.com

Warranty Policies?

I've mainly fished GL3's. The GL2's are good for plugging, but I mainly drift. A GL3 can't be beat. The IMX is nice to fish, but for all the brush beating I do, I'd rather take my Grandma's china than an IMX.

I also fish Lami G-1000's. I use them in situations where I'm not as likely to drift, i.e., spinner fishing, or even saltwater mooching with light weight and live herring. I also use them for chums and kings.

Here's the warranty story:

Anyone who has ever fished with me knows that I expect my gear to be as tough as my head and legs when I steelhead fish. Unfortunately, that's a pretty unreasonable expectation.

As a result, I break rods once every couple seasons, either fighting fish, snags, or overgrown trails.

My Lami's were all purchased in the late 80's and early 90's, so they have lifetime warranties, rather than the one year warranties that Lami's come with now, so that's not a problem with me.

GL3's are always liftime warrantied.

Two weeks ago I sent back a broken Lami and a broke GL3. Six days later I get my Lami back with a new tip. The following day I get a letter from Loomis saying I owe them $52 for a new rod, as they couldn't repair the break in it.

I broke the GL3 fighting a silver this September. They've always replaced my rods ASAP with almost no questions asked, but not this time. I was warned by a friend that though their policy hasn't changed, the way they apply it has, and that a repair/replace fee is now the norm.

I'll continue to use GL3's 90% of the time, but not because of the warranty, but because they are superior rods.

Fish on...

Todd.

p.s. Anyone else noticed the shift in Loomis warranty actions?

Salmontackler,
When I need to take back a broken rod,There are no questions asked with the Lami,I get a
new one off the shelf right then and there.
When it comes to Loomis it takes a week or so to get an answer and it's useually we need $52.00 to fix your rod.So which one work's best for you??????I know which one work's for my needs and want's.It's a chevy
ford thing.I'll stick with Chevy and Lami.
Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

I've owned both brands for years and my favorite is the lammi. the loomis feels and acts like a broom stick compared to the lammi. My personal preference of course. I also have some fiberglass rods that I use on a regular basis so just dont get caught in the trap of buying chic fishing gear. try various makes and models. As the previous post said, the fish dont care wahat kind of pole it is.

For the kind of fishing I do, float fishing from the bank, in my opinion, no blank is stronger than the ones made by Sage. I fish a 3106 that is unbreakable. The price on these rods is dumb though. I also fish a gl3 that has held up so far. Up here,the general thought on Loomis regarding breakage is "it's not a matter of if, but when". Just a thought.

I think you guys are better off doing the no question asked warrenty service from loomis.
2 day turn around and $40 including shiping and return tube along with a new pole and sock and a whole new warrenty.
Not to start anything Chaser but you must have been fishing in the dark, when you think a Loomis fishes like a broomstick I mean look at the rating Lamiglas puts on their rods.
10-35 lb line 1-3 oz now thats a broom stick to me.

I like my 8" 6"" NWest Special. Sent it in for repair. Not a bad deal getting it fixed, even though it only carried a one year warranty. I've had it three years. I looked at those 1000 series rods at Sportco. The only other rods I've used are Cabelas Fish Eagle XML and my Fish Eagle III, C44X, CHMS 1004S, 10'. They don't carry them anymore, except for smaller rods. I don't know who made the blanks for Cabelas. Would like to have an 11' pole for float fishing.

I was recently told that Loomis was bought out by shimano and there cust servive has kinda sliped downhill. When little companies sell out to big ones it is true that their cust service becomes less personable at least thats my experience. I dont know which is better I fish the lami 1000 series and have hade very minor problems and they have fixed them very promply and also you can get 2 lamie 1000's at the emporuim for the price for 1 GL3 to me thats a better deal all the way around.
Ed

3-R, as to Certifified Pro as good as GL-3 ya. Imx- ya 2 ya. I'd rate my Big Stick "C.P. X 90 HCT 9 footer rated @ 10-30" as better than any Imx I've fished. Good balance with curado-200 20 lb. main & 15 ultragreen leader's. Light tip & ton's of backbone for Salmon and Nate's. On top of it all it look's so good! Golden- tone blank that remind's me of brandy at sunset. Also A great Mexico rod, kick's butt on yellow tail's/ small to med. rosterfish & yellow-fin Tuna. And you thought a 40 Lb. King was tough!

I've got two 1000 series Lamis and a 9' GL2. I like my GL2 the best, it feels real light yet has 10-20' rating ,plenty of backbone for nates and kings. I like them both I guess it just depends on how much $$$$ you want to spend.

I fish both lami&loomis rods almost exclusively. for pulling plugs I use lami medium or med-heavy in smaller water, and in big water GL3 HRS hot shot rods. I own a loomis GL31024C, but when I going to pitch bait I'll always grab my one of the lami 1306 med's, matched with a curado, gotta love this setup. for Kings I use lami 1314 Kenai Special with a 6500. which I prefer over my 1086 loomis, but for throwing big spinners for kings you can't beat a loomis str1025. What it all comes down to is what type of fish, water, lure your heading to, but most of all how much do you want to $pend? Lamiglas rods are a lota bang for the buck.


As for return policies, I have never had a Gloomis fixed or replaced without a charge, and I've never been charged by Lamiglas.