![]() ![]() The HD, Coastal, Bucoo SR, and our Slab series.With the introduction of the LowRider series twenty-years ago, Falcon pioneered the use of low-profile, single-footed guides to improve casting performance. "We do have four model series that are made overseas, yes. Here is the reply email I received from Falcon rods today: I love the ones I have and there is always room for more of them for sure. That series is where I shall concentrate on. I am glad the Falcon Bucoo Micro rods are still made in the USA. including other "popular" brands also made in China. I will avoid the made in China rods as best as I can. I will now avoid these made in China rods from Falcon and keep the ones I now have that are made in the USA and I will continue to collect the made in the USA rods from Falcon, but I won't be buying any new rods from them. ![]() ![]() ![]() Well Kadas, Falcon rods has come clean on this subject and admitted 4 of their rod line series are now made in China including the bucoo SR just like Kadas said. I just sent them an email requesting confirmation of one or the other. At Falcon the tradition of performance and quality through craftsmanship and innovation continues." The new series features innovative cross-directional carbon fibers with "Cobra Cloth™" reinforcements, achieving a lighter and stronger blank. New for 2017 is the latest generation of BuCoo-the BuCoo® SR. We finish each rod with the finest components available-100% Fuji guides and reel seats. This hands-on process and decades of experience gives us the unique ability to fine tune actions. On our American-made rods, we start with USA-sourced aviation-grade carbon fiber and craft the blanks ourselves in-house. "Quality starts with the finest components and materials in the world. If you want a low priced but still quality rod then look at the HD Series." If you want to continue buying great American made rods just keep buying the Lowriders and Caras that you have always liked. Like also has been said, they are an entry level rod with high quality components for a lower price point. The ONLY rods that are being made in China are a NEW series of rods called the HD. Nobody in Broken Arrow Oklahoma is losing their jobs. They are not making any of the CURRENT models that have already been made in Oklahoma in China. If you want to buy an American made product, you still have plenty of options with Falcon." St Croix, Shimano, American Rodsmiths, BPS, Castaway, Kistler, All Star, Duckett, E21, and Eagle Claw all are either made purely in China or at least one series within the brand is made in China. The HD series is $69 retail and has a very aggressive warranty. The only reason the HD's are made in China is too keep the retail down in a struggling economy. All the Originals, BuCoo's, Lowriders, Coastals, Caras and Experts willl still be made in the USA. "The only Falcon rod series that will be made in China is the HD series. I did a google search on it and I do find some statements like this on fishing forums, but is that a confirmation it is true? If it is true then I won't be buying any more "new" Falcon rods. The Falcon HD and the new Bucco SR series rods are in fact made in China ![]()
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