I didn't say I wanted Cheap. wink I want durable.

The Loomis I broke was a 10 wt. fly rod. Not sure what the make on it was, but it had the matte black finish if that matters... it was a demo that was given to me... set the hook on a silver headed in the opposite direction, cabooom sounded like a 22 going off.

May have had a defect...
who knows?

thanks for the input thumbs