Well I'm going out on a limb here because some of this is conjecture and fishing store rumours (from BC).

The 1445 by loomis was actually being built by Batson. Loomis found that batson made the rod (rainshadow ISP1445F for cheaper and way better than the Gloomis marked rod so they stopped dealing with Batson on that rod).

Now about the rod, I own a Rainshadow 1445 and it is amazingly strong, but NOT a meat stick. I think the Loomis version was beefier, but the rainshadow ISP1445F is categorized as a "spinning" blank so it seems lighter weight.

I use it for +35 pound chinook springs and chums, but it is a lovely rod to play a coho on as well. It does not feel overpowering.

Personally if you could get a good deal on the Loomis 1445 ...like maybe $150 US I'd go for it...but otherwise I'd geta new rainshadow built custom for a bit more ...

here's a link to a company selling the 1445 blanks by rainshadow For about $82...looks great in green...

http://www.schneidersrods.com/BE%20trout_spin.htm