BurningChrome Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 The whole fly fisher obsession with "made in the USA" has always given me a chuckle. I fish Sage rods because I like them, not because of where they're made. The overseas manufacturers are perfectly capable of making stuff better than North Americans, it's the companies who decide the levels of R&D, QA, and materials used. Your North American Tundra is still assembled with a lot of components that were made in China, Vietnam, Korea, etc. 4 Quote
Sage Posted July 28, 2015 Posted July 28, 2015 Orvis are with exception of their Encounter and Clearwater rods, which are made in Asia to Orvis specs. I've heard nothing but great things so far about the TFO Impact. Quote
Cutbow16 Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 Discovered a small crack in the ferrule in my Encounter 8 wt recently so looking to upgrade to a better 8 weight. The Orvis 25 year warranty doesn't cover the Encounter series unfortunately. Will take a look at the Impact for sure. Quote
ghus32 Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 Looking at buying an impact rod. Any other feedback on these? Quote
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