I have some great news for anyone interested in the new TFO GTS rods. I just spoke to the powers that be in the TFO corporate office & they have offered to give BigLake411.com members a chance to try out the rods @ no cost to you! This is the same thing they did for us with the signature series rods, but this is going to be for the new GTS rods that TFO recently added.
There are 2 main reasons that TFO has offered to do this:
#1 - To get their rods in the hands of fisherman, the average joe, the weekend warriors, etc.
#2 - To get feedback (comments, suggestions, likes, dislikes, etc.) from customers & potential customers on the rods. TFO is very interested in what we (the consumer) have to say about their products & are looking forward to getting some feedback from us whether it is positive or negative.
We are probably looking at a handful of rods (3 or 4) that will be passed around between members for each of you to try them out for a week or so & then pass it on to the next man to try. Everyone participating in the program will be required to post a review of the rod they tested in this thread & will be responsible for passing the rod on to the next guy on the list or back to me. Most of us fish on Calcasieu Lake so it shouldn't be too much trouble to make a hand to hand transfer in most cases. Remember the reason they are doing this in the 1st place is to get some feedback on the rods. An honest revue of the rods is going to be much more helpful & appreciated than a line of crap from someone trying to get a free rod. If you don't like the rods, please be honest & say so. Explain what you dislike & make suggestions on how to improve them. Also, please post a photo either of you using the rod or the rod with your catch. After everyone has had a chance to try out the rods, we will review this thread & the members who posted the best pictures will win the demo rods.
I have started a poll @ the top of this thread to get a better idea of which rods you guys would be most interested in. Please vote on the poll so I can gauge the interest of this & also so I know which rods to ask them to send. Everyone who wants to participate in the program needs to choose the 3 rods they would most like to try. YOU SHOULD CHOOSE 3 OPTIONS WHEN YOU VOTE, not just 1.
I will add your names to the list below. I'll add names to the list for about a week & then make the call for the rods once we figure out what you guys wanna test.
Official try it before you buy it member list:
Ray
ramosrecon
Honky
gerald
JAdams
SaltyShaw
Mako241