There are many good rod companies. G. Loomis, All-Star, Falcon, Shimano
and
of course my favorite, St. Croix. I've been a St. Croix fan for years,
finding them to be a good rod for a decent price.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers

For sure a name has a French consonance like "St Croix" Is for me very
attractive... ;-)
But at least, I am not much more advanced... :-)
Isn't it any rod "best seller", or use by many anglers? For sure you have
more choise than us in France but as reference spinning rod we have some
particular ones like the Shimano's: Diaflash, Nexave, or Hurrican...

Vincent.