Hey looking for info yall, looking into buying a custom rod made here locally from black mountain fishing rods in Kearns, has anyone had a rod made from tj before any reports on them? Was looking at a gloomis but hear there quality is way down lately and just looking for a good rod.
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(04-15-2021, 04:21 PM)Fritzfishin Wrote: [ -> ]Hey looking for info yall, looking into buying a custom rod made here locally from black mountain fishing rods in Kearns, has anyone had a rod made from tj before any reports on them? Was looking at a gloomis but hear there quality is way down lately and just looking for a good rod.
I know the owner TJ he is a stand up guy. He is the one that got me in to building my rods.
Any good rod builder can build a rod but TJ will build you a work of art. He is a perfectionist and you can see it in his work.
Awesome I'm gonna swing by his shop today and pick some stuff out, im goin for a 6'10" fast action medium light rod for throwing plastics
you might try looking into a MHX rod, they have them at mudhole.com they also have CRB rods that are also very nice. I have build
a lot of both of these rods, very nice feel and light. loomis does not sell blanks anymore they quite selling them like 10 years or so ago.
I picked a 7' mod fast rod for tossing plastics to witebass, smallies and walleye, got to pick the grips and thread and everything im excited its gonna be sweet!!
(04-15-2021, 04:21 PM)Fritzfishin Wrote: [ -> ]Hey looking for info yall, looking into buying a custom rod made here locally from black mountain fishing rods in Kearns, has anyone had a rod made from tj before any reports on them? Was looking at a gloomis but hear there quality is way down lately and just looking for a good rod.
TJ makes a top notch Rod and you will be 100% satisfied with it. HE is just a little OCD so he takes a great deal of pride in his work and will stand behind it. Pull the trigger, you wont be sorry.
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After seeing this at sportsman's today im glad I went that route to!
(04-17-2021, 01:04 AM)Fritzfishin Wrote: [ -> ]
After seeing this at sportsman's today im glad I went that route to!
The wrap is junk! I would expect far better than that from a Loomis rod. Good Choice with TJ. Enjoy!
Maybe they didn't buy stock in the thread market ?
(04-17-2021, 01:58 AM)Fritzfishin Wrote: [ -> ]Maybe they didn't buy stock in the thread market ?
If you look at most mass-produced rods you will see stuff like that. That is one of the reasons I started building rods.
The thread work that TJ does is out of this world. I can't believe some of the work he has turned out. He does top shelf work.