Yes, we're working on putting together scores for all of the rods we've reviewed. We'll likely post them in the video descriptions when we finish them.
HEY BEN i absolutely love your videos , you are like a fine wine critic and the best person on the internet describing fly rods , i am hoping that you can give me a answer to this . When a fly rod is made , they then have to cut it into 4 or so pieces to make it portable .. is this correct ? everyone says it does not effect the action of the rod , but i cannot help but think anytime you cut something like that , it never goes back together the way it came apart . have you tried fly rods one or 4 piece to determine this for your self ? actually for me , the multi piece fly rod is a pain , it is just something else to fall apart in the boat or get lost in the tackle room , so i get mine made one piece ... thanks for your answer .. i would consider you to be the best person to give a truthful answer to this
Yah$950. Sure for some. But there are some excellent rods now under $200. I fish with a $50 cortland 5wt and a $90 White River 8wt for bass on streamers. What you get these days is amazing. I'm happy to see innovation but this is not a protected design. It's a common fluted shaft or a straight cable. You will see this affordable in short time. But I hate buying CCP products.
Could you please test some of the saltwater 7X models? Like the 8 or 9 wt., or even the 12 wt.? I'm curious if they made these heavier models with faster actions and how would they stack up against similar SW fly rods... $950.00 is a ridiculous amount to pay for a Korean-made rod, even if the blank is that good. I don't live in the U.S. but I tend to put my trust in well-known brands, tried and tested again and again, such as Sage, Scott, T&T, G. Loomis, Orvis and so on. IMHO, these Loop rods are ridiculously overpriced just because they're fly rods and they're made for the high-end niche of the fly rods market. By the way, I would place the Hardy brand up there with the U.S. made rods, because of the brand, the heritage and the way that Mr. Croston has put this brand on the performance map. Even their rods are Korean, I trust their taper designs and overall expertise. And the new HBX is back to the roots, made in England.
That's ridiculous, you think Korea some sort of poor 3rd word country? lol, there's not much of difference in wage comparison between US and Korea, if the materials and technology being employed is similar why not charged something similar and if you've been to Scandinaviann countries, Loop is actually THE dominant and trusted brand there and this probably surprises you but Loop used to do alot of designing for Sage back in the days :) do you actually think those Scandivanian fly rod designers don't have the expertise to design rod? Ridiculous, I own fly rods from US brands to Asian brands, I can tell you the geography of where they are built don't matter :)
So...a "cool factor" on a rod is lower if rod is not made in USA?!??! What a odd judgment🤣🤣🤣🤣. U telling me that rod can be best in world on exempel, distance, and u are not gonna score it for 10 points cos is not made in USA?.. hahhaha what ia this? Why u even judging rods if they are not gething scores the deserve cose they are made outside USA?🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Guys, it's just a big step above what we are used to in prices of fly rods. Rods getting to a $1000 is serious money, no matter how you look at it. Quality wise overseas gear is no less as US made. However there is a certain 'domain' where the most expensive gear (rod, reel and maybe waders) we prefer US made ones. I mean how would an Abel reel that's made overseas do?
I agree us made rods are just soo well known and tested it does give you confidence you are making the right buy but saying that the rod i use 90% of the time is made in Europe and its an amazing rod.
Mostly this "made in the US" love makes me laugh a little. I do have US made gear and love Simms and Loomis, but I never even think about the origin when choosing the gear. What if this made overseas thinking has nothing to do with the experience or usability of the gear? How I see it is that I pick the best alternative from the available options and never even think about the origin.
Minute 0.35 I think this rod gives an awful lot of tip wobble. The concept of Hexagon blanks or in this case called Heptagon is also nothing new in the world of Flyfishing bin there done that by Bruce and Walker and Daiwa UK. Nothing special here.
I noticed that, but think it has more to do with his casting. He applied alot of power straight away, and I think the line is recoiling, and the rod tip is being shocked. Loops' vids show a very stable rod tip.
It's not Hexagon "called Heptagon", it's Heptagon with 7 flat sides, not 6. The result is that when you have a flat side on one side of the blank, the opposite side is round, and if it is round, then the opposite side is flat. You should try one before you compare it to a B&W Hexagraph or a Daiwa Hexagon Whisker: I also own those rods, there is absolutely no comparison with the Loop 7X. I have been using two 7X rods since August. They simply perform better, and this annoys me: I have to replace my rods….
@@thierrywillems8263 I feel exactly the same way. I own Scott meridian, loop Cross SX, S1, Winston boron jungle, hardy zephrus, guideline stuff and I casted a lot of other rods in the past. But I will replace all with 7X...
I think you need to add a mendability score for your rods.
Thanks for the great review! Will you score other rods you have reviewed before? Where could I check those scores?
Yes, we're working on putting together scores for all of the rods we've reviewed. We'll likely post them in the video descriptions when we finish them.
HEY BEN
i absolutely love your videos , you are like a fine wine critic and the best person on the internet describing fly rods , i am hoping that you can give me a answer to this . When a fly rod is made , they then have to cut it into 4 or so pieces to make it portable .. is this correct ? everyone says it does not effect the action of the rod , but i cannot help but think anytime you cut something like that , it never goes back together the way it came apart . have you tried fly rods one or 4 piece to determine this for your self ? actually for me , the multi piece fly rod is a pain , it is just something else to fall apart in the boat or get lost in the tackle room , so i get mine made one piece ... thanks for your answer .. i would consider you to be the best person to give a truthful answer to this
they are typically manufactured in sections and machined to specific tolerances
Its based on Bruce and Walkers Hexagraph design.
I mean i can get a really good switch rod for the price of the 7x and go both ways. HBX OR SAGE.
What is your favorite line for the 7x?
Infinity or MPX
Yah$950. Sure for some. But there are some excellent rods now under $200. I fish with a $50 cortland 5wt and a $90 White River 8wt for bass on streamers. What you get these days is amazing. I'm happy to see innovation but this is not a protected design. It's a common fluted shaft or a straight cable. You will see this affordable in short time. But I hate buying CCP products.
cope harder westoid
Seems to go for like 200-300Eur
# Gamechanger
Could you please test some of the saltwater 7X models? Like the 8 or 9 wt., or even the 12 wt.? I'm curious if they made these heavier models with faster actions and how would they stack up against similar SW fly rods... $950.00 is a ridiculous amount to pay for a Korean-made rod, even if the blank is that good. I don't live in the U.S. but I tend to put my trust in well-known brands, tried and tested again and again, such as Sage, Scott, T&T, G. Loomis, Orvis and so on. IMHO, these Loop rods are ridiculously overpriced just because they're fly rods and they're made for the high-end niche of the fly rods market. By the way, I would place the Hardy brand up there with the U.S. made rods, because of the brand, the heritage and the way that Mr. Croston has put this brand on the performance map. Even their rods are Korean, I trust their taper designs and overall expertise. And the new HBX is back to the roots, made in England.
That's ridiculous, you think Korea some sort of poor 3rd word country? lol, there's not much of difference in wage comparison between US and Korea, if the materials and technology being employed is similar why not charged something similar and if you've been to Scandinaviann countries, Loop is actually THE dominant and trusted brand there and this probably surprises you but Loop used to do alot of designing for Sage back in the days :) do you actually think those Scandivanian fly rod designers don't have the expertise to design rod? Ridiculous, I own fly rods from US brands to Asian brands, I can tell you the geography of where they are built don't matter :)
So...a "cool factor" on a rod is lower if rod is not made in USA?!??! What a odd judgment🤣🤣🤣🤣. U telling me that rod can be best in world on exempel, distance, and u are not gonna score it for 10 points cos is not made in USA?.. hahhaha what ia this? Why u even judging rods if they are not gething scores the deserve cose they are made outside USA?🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Just hate that compressed cork ends so much that I’ll never buy any fly rod featuring it, it looks ugly and cheap.
It's interesting how taste vary... For my this type of cork ends is a plus completely.
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Was it just me or did those wraps look like shit?
$950 for a rod made overseas?....
And so what??
Guys, it's just a big step above what we are used to in prices of fly rods. Rods getting to a $1000 is serious money, no matter how you look at it.
Quality wise overseas gear is no less as US made. However there is a certain 'domain' where the most expensive gear (rod, reel and maybe waders) we prefer US made ones. I mean how would an Abel reel that's made overseas do?
I agree us made rods are just soo well known and tested it does give you confidence you are making the right buy but saying that the rod i use 90% of the time is made in Europe and its an amazing rod.
@@Ecuadorflyfishing I agree with you.. for some reason Americans are obsessed with "made in the us" fly gear.
Mostly this "made in the US" love makes me laugh a little. I do have US made gear and love Simms and Loomis, but I never even think about the origin when choosing the gear. What if this made overseas thinking has nothing to do with the experience or usability of the gear? How I see it is that I pick the best alternative from the available options and never even think about the origin.
Minute 0.35 I think this rod gives an awful lot of tip wobble. The concept of Hexagon blanks or in this case called Heptagon is also nothing new in the world of Flyfishing bin there done that by Bruce and Walker and Daiwa UK. Nothing special here.
I noticed that, but think it has more to do with his casting. He applied alot of power straight away, and I think the line is recoiling, and the rod tip is being shocked. Loops' vids show a very stable rod tip.
It's not Hexagon "called Heptagon", it's Heptagon with 7 flat sides, not 6. The result is that when you have a flat side on one side of the blank, the opposite side is round, and if it is round, then the opposite side is flat. You should try one before you compare it to a B&W Hexagraph or a Daiwa Hexagon Whisker: I also own those rods, there is absolutely no comparison with the Loop 7X. I have been using two 7X rods since August. They simply perform better, and this annoys me: I have to replace my rods….
@@thierrywillems8263 I feel exactly the same way. I own Scott meridian, loop Cross SX, S1, Winston boron jungle, hardy zephrus, guideline stuff and I casted a lot of other rods in the past. But I will replace all with 7X...