sounds about the going rate these days at places like OE/sportco. in the '90s the only place to get a lami was OE -- 1000 series were regularly on sale for $89 or $99 for many years. i remember being irritated that they jacked the price up to $109 when i bought my first!

nwo, the absolute best prices are usually at gi joes -- when they run their "30% off any 3 items"(well, other than shiloomis etc that fix their prices), you can get some killer deals on the certified pro models. only problem is that they don't stock a very good selection. i did grab an X96JC for $109 in november, though.

cabelas could also stock up their st. croix selection, they've probably got 50 of them but 90% are bass and trout rods.