I've been getting Phenix rods for close to 20 years and I'm only 33! The folks over there have never been anything less than gracious with their time, knowledge, and above all else, service. I've had them wrap rods from 4-piece pack rods for Alaskan Grayling and rainbows, to tuna sticks with excellent results all the way through. The new PX1 series rods are nothing but sick! Yes they are made at the G-Loomis factory, to Phenix specifications. Yes they did just move their facility and are still in the set-up process. Stop by and intoduce yourself to Ty and check out the new PX1's. Or better yet stop by one of the tackle shops and compare them yourself without anyone elses bias.

I'm not affiliated in any way, but I had put my 2-cents in.

P.S. I remember one time a friend and I were picking out baits for a weekend of Bass fishing at the river, we basically stopped by on our way out of town. Our eyes were bigger than our wallets, when it came time to pay for all the baits we picked out. We only had about 1/2 the cash we needed to pay for the stuff. When Larry Howard saw us putting back a bunch of stuff he told us to bring it back, that we were close enough. As we were paying and saying thanks he went into the back and came out with a couple of t-shirts and threw em to us and said something like, "Don't get your arm broke out there"!! Suggesting some real big bass lurked where we were headin. Me and my buddy still bust that call on each other.

Peace

E.B.