New Asquith

[someguy23]

 

[Wetswinger]

Put it next to my also useless Rolls Royce..

 

[SurfnFish]

 

[Evan B]

If anyone from G Loomis is reading this thread: We're open to the possibility of you shipping us a few for long term testing so that we can do a write-up on how they're super worth the MSRP.

PM me for details.

 

[RCF]

Wait until you can by a used one....

Wait! Wait! ---> still way to expensive!!!

 

[Matt B]

I think I need one of these to fish for NPM. I would like to test the 6 weight for that. Too bad they only go down to 6 weight. I was thinking I could also use a 7'6" 3 weight for 5" mountain trout.

 

[Porter2]

Look forward to the 10 SW review from one of our members. Skip the mortgage payment. ($1750.00))

 

[Porter2]

Will the Spey will be 2k?

 

[Stonedfish]

Will there be a 36 month leasing option or can I finance it over 60 months / $100 down and a 6.99% APR through G Loomis Financial?
SF

 

[Salmo_g]

Testing the market limit I suppose. There are always those one percenters for whom price is no object. But do those folks fly fish? Ick!

 

[Dloy]

Just imagine the (long arm) pics with it in your teeth, or balanced on your shoulders.
Yep, we’re dating super models now.
The initial price will be cheap by comparison.

 

[SurfnFish]

anyone buying a $1500 rod will likely match it with a $600 reel, $800 waders, $300 vest with $300 of doodads and net...all to plop a small wrapped hook onto water 30' feet or so away.

Reminds me of my decade in high tech, where the folks working 60 hour work weeks owned 100k cars and luxury homes with a 15K/month nut, as if owning expensive crap somehow made up for losing the one thing money can't buy and cannot be replaced once it's gone.

 

[someguy23]

Testing the market limit I suppose. There are always those one percenters for whom price is no object. But do those folks fly fish? Ick!

This test can't go well for Shimano.

 

[krusty]

Hell...I think anybody who would pay $1k for a Sage is a dumfuk...this is a whole 'nuther level of dumfukery.

 

[krusty]

I don’t think $1500 is what it used to be. Looks like an echo will cost you $400-$600 from there website. Doesn’t seem much different than before just the numbers are bigger

I use the same rationale to justify my other purchasing dumfukery as well!

 

[flybill]

Winston's are going for at least 1200 now. No idea on other high end rods and I'm not picking on Winston. There are lots of options and price points out there. I personally have never heard of this brand, but would try it out if I ran across one.

 

[CanoeGuy]

I had a professor who did his materials research with sporting goods companies. He said it was the only market that would pay top $ for small improvements in performance.

 

[flybill]

I had a professor who did his materials research with sporting goods companies. He said it was the only market that would pay top $ for small improvements in performance.

Golfers are just as bad! I know a few guys who upgrade clubs every year to two..

 

[CanoeGuy]

this guy's main research was in tennis rackets

 

[G_Smolt]

I personally have never heard of this brand, but would try it out if I ran across one.

You've never heard of G Loomis?

Not sure the Assqueef or whatever it is is gonna cast or fish any better than some fishpoles costing 5-6x less.
I had a funny conversation years ago with a rod company rep while casting one of [REDACTED]'s latest rod models. We both liked the rod at the price point asked, and compared it favorably to more expensive models. Rep then hazarded a guess that 95% of the world's flycasters would never be able to pull the full potential out of this particular (and rather inexpensive) fishpole...

After a certain amount of money, it's all shiny doodads and marketing weasel words.