I'm no expert and that might be the difference but I spend some time fishing. I got to use a Loomis spinning rod one morning for a few hours. Up to that point I'd thought about stretching to buy one but after that never considered it again. Nothing wrong with it but it wasn't worth that much more to me than something in the $60 to $100 range.

Last edited by 43Shooter; 10/16/14.