I fished both the Lami's (G-1000's) and the Loomis (IMX's) and am now fishing with an All Star STR 1083 rod I picked up from Superfly. Got to say they are better than the lami's and have just as much feel as the loomis. That and they cost less than half of what a loomis will run ya. My .02
Good luck and tight lines, Jeff