Over the years I’ve had the fortune of placing high quality fishing rods in the hands of my customers on guide trips. RARELY……has a customer who fished with an elite caliber fishing rod perfectly matched for the presentation we are fishing not been impressed. In fact most of the time those same customers have that “AH HA” moment when they feel something they never did with there rod. We’ve all been there. I love watching customers faces on the first cast, jig and hookset.
I would suggest each angler try upgrade one stick when the budget allows. I would attribute my personal “Magic Wand” NRX from Loomis as providing me with a distinct advantage while fishing day in and day out, shoulder to shoulder with customers. In fact that stick has literally made yesterdays “GO TO” rods feel very cumbersome and soon for sale. What I can detect with the NRX rod from Loomis has me shaking my head throughout the year. So….take it for what it’s worth, but to me it’s worth a LOT!! Last year I had 1….YES 1 of my favorite NRX sticks in the boat in which I shared with customers. I soon realized this meant I didn’t get to fish with it much!! LOL. This year I’ll have 4 and I’ll admit that is as much for my personal benefit as my customers!! LOL! 
You owe it to yourself, but don’t try one unless you want to own one……..IT’S THAT GOOD. 
Not sure if SHE…..Is “Buying” into it. I will say that SHE has rather expensive tastes when it comes to fishing rods as well!!
