Interesting blurb & thoughts - here are a couple of mine.
While I get where the author is coming from, if it hadn't been for the RP, there wouldn't have been a RPL. The IMX is the rod responsible for putting Loomis into more retail racks and if they hadn't gotten all of those new dealers on board....?. Winnie's IM6 was and is very nice, but for my money, Loomis' IM6 was a more practical all around fishing tool.

Best, Dave