Have a friend who loves his RB Meiser switch and I've been seriously considering one (gonna pull the trigger on a new switch rod in the next week or two). $100 more than the Beulah Platinum, and the Platinums are an imported rod. And both are hundreds less than the high end Sages. I read this from Meiser's website:
"All R.B. Meiser two handed rods are conceived, designed, and custom built in our shop in Southern Oregon. We use only our own in-house proprietary blank designs."
Does this mean the blanks are designed here, but made somewhere else? I would gladly pay an extra $100 for a 100% American made rod. The blanks themselves are only $150, so the other $450 is for the components and build. Makes me think he's having them built overseas to his specifications. Are these blanks as light as the Platinums? I don't want to pay the extra just for a fancy build. My priorities are rod performance, and preferably made in USA.
"All R.B. Meiser two handed rods are conceived, designed, and custom built in our shop in Southern Oregon. We use only our own in-house proprietary blank designs."
Does this mean the blanks are designed here, but made somewhere else? I would gladly pay an extra $100 for a 100% American made rod. The blanks themselves are only $150, so the other $450 is for the components and build. Makes me think he's having them built overseas to his specifications. Are these blanks as light as the Platinums? I don't want to pay the extra just for a fancy build. My priorities are rod performance, and preferably made in USA.
