re: Texas Rod Company and other Texas/LA rod makers

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What do you make of the Salinity

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Never fished the salinity but Waterloo rods seem to have a good enough following. I dont know anything about their manufacturing pedigree though. I think their lower end rods, like the salinity, are made south of the border and the higher end lines are still made in TX. Could be wrong though.

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Castaway nano Skelton

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For a few years now these have been Chinese made rods. Fully assembled overseas. Not necessarily a problem, but for the same price I'd rather have the Kistler KLX. Similar level of components but assembled in TX. I've fished the skeleton nano jerkbait rod and spinnerbait rod and they're fine but I don't think they're best buys anymore. The old skeletons were pretty special rods in my opinion. Those were built on rainshadow blanks.