Berkley IM6 Airweight?

[Steve]

I have used graphites since 1973 still have the first Lamiglass that has been widely traveled,air, train, back of the pick up, motorcycle....yet last year I bought 3 Berkley's and have broke the tips on 2, they both broke about 14" from the tip. I have to say Fisherman's Marine was good about replacing them, the last time I was told that they have had to replace a bunch of them, then he suggested a 1 piece 7'6" XH thought that I had found a great Fall Nookie stick,,, now the damn thing is 6" shorter,,one of FM representive suggested that I am high sticking..Anybody out there having problems with their Berkley's ???

[BigSpinner]

I have two berkleys and i love them. one steelhead one salmon. I have fished them really hard and they are still going strong. I have found nothing wrong with these rods.

Jeremy,

[SureSet]

I've been using the 7'6"XB rod for gators his season. Can believe you've been breaking them. I've stressed the daylights out of it and haven't had a problem. I have a 8'6" XH , MH and the 7'6" XB and haven't broke any of them yet.......

SureSet

[Coot22]

I own two and my buddy owns four and another owns one...hundreds of hours and hundreds of fish later, not a single one broken...have heard of some being broken though...maybe a bad bunch. :tongue:

-Coot

[TundraIII]

[ 02-07-2002, 01:31 PM: Message edited by: TundraIII ]

[TundraIII]

Hey Steve, bought 4 of the berkley 8'6" MH last year. Never used berkley before, but freddies was selling them with the ambasseduer 5500 c3 as a combo for 49 bucks apiece! Had to buy a few for family and friends to use on my trips. No problems whatsoever, I actually like these poles and use them myself now. I own a couple of high end Lami's and I've broken both at least once. I think I'm done spending piles of cash on overpriced poles. Got a couple of Garcia's that perform well too. I get a much more relaxed feeling when I hand off a 60 or 70 dollar pole to my rookie friends and family. :grin:

[Steve]

I didn't mean to say that I didn't like Berkley's I have used the Ultra-Lite rods for years, but had a rash of tip problems until I got the one that I have now... about 20 years old now...still in use,,, that is why I am so disappointed in the current situation. The rep. at FM showed me a spot on the rod that looks like a factory problem a slight swell in the taper just at the breaks. Maybe like someone said "It's probably a bad bunch"...???

[Trick]

I've been using a couple g-1000 Lamiglass rods for drifting and spinner tossing for 15+ years and was eyeballing the Gl3 loomis rods at the show. Then I read how many of you use the berkley, all-star and other mid-range rods.

Are they as sensitive as a g-1000? I'd like to try them out but cannot give up the feel I've become accustomed too if it's of a lesser sensitivity. I like the idea of spending less than $100 on a comparable rod. The Loomis rods aren't cheap and my wife already thinks I'm nuts for wanting another rod.

Have any of you gone from a Lamiglass or Loomis to a mid-range rods and were you happy or dissapointed with the results?