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