RT hit it right on the money when it comes to big business. That's corporate America for you. On the other hand, maybe I'm in the minority on this, but I have had no problems with exchanging my broken G Loomis rods. Their current policy is you send them your broken rod plus $45 and they send you a new rod no questions asked. I broke the tip on my 1024 and I wanted to upgrade to a 1025 which cost $5 more. No problem at all. I had the 1025 at my front door in a little over a week.

As far as having to baby G Loomis rods...give me a break! I once unintentionally foul hooked a mid thirties Chinook in the side using my 8-12# rated 1024 and successfully landed and released it. I have also landed Chinook over 40#'s on my 1024. I've pushed all of my rods to the limit and they've held up every time.

I've read post after post on this board from experienced fisherman and rod builders and the majority of them say the quality of G Loomis is second to none.