Hey guys there are many members of this board are to salmon and steelhead fishing what tiger woods is to golf.. do you suppose that Tiger can tell the difference between a 50 dollar putter and a 1500 dollar one??
I am betting he can. Why? because he has enough skill that he has the ability tp perform at a level a 50 dollar putter can't,

Many anglers on this forum have a higher performance level than that of a 50 dollar berkley..
A 300 dollar loomis has much higer performance that more skilled anglers can appreciate and use.
Likewise fly rods from the company i work for range from 6-900 dollars and to thoes who can perform at tle level of our rods believe they are worth every penny. U thank God that people are willing to pay for high performance fishing equipment. If they weren't I wouldnt have a job and in fact my boss wouldn't either.