don't think I "felt" a steele nibble until I got my GL3.. I had fished crappy rods for years and then I took a guided trip on the Wilson.. Bought a my 1025 GL3 about a week later.. I will never fish a 2x4 again.. (well mebee for halibut)

I was fishing with my GFs dad in Alaska last summer and he is a firm beliver that a rod souldn't cost more than $40... so we were fishing side by side, him with a fiberglass Diawa Black Widow (with 6" of the tip busted off) and I'm fishig my Loomis. He hooked 2 kings.. I hooked 15.. ( still can't convince him to give a good rod a shot...)