"Rodger" wrote in message
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One more question...

The other 'good' rod I lost was a G.Loomis, 10' ft., 9 wt, 2 pc.,
for fishing Canada. The only eqivalent Loomis rods I have found so
far are 4 pc. I have not been a fan of anything other than 2 pc. rods
but on a rod of that size it might not make that much difference. Any
opinions on that?

I don't think it makes much difference anymore on 2 vs 4 piece rods. However
Loomis does offer it's GLX series in a two piece config that I am
considering for great lakes steelheading. But its not an apples to apples
comparison for you since they have a 10' 8wt, not a 9 wt.