When I was working for LL Bean and doing a casting demo/class at the N.J. store, a guy with some former connection to something (distant memory) that I was involved with, was the or 'a' Loop rep. He let me cast one or 2 loop rods. I think one was a small, light rod. They were very nice.
One thing: Loop is one of the BEST names for a fly tackle company. Basically unrelated, but I wanted to say it.
Syl