No rope at the show.
I agree completely Dave. That is my biggest complaint about IO is just the egos of the people who work there are huge. Then today the guy I thought was nice told me he wouldnt sell me a rod with out the rod exchange. But thanks Dave who told me they sold to him no problem. When I went back there were handing out hand over fist wtf! lame. I didnt want to support but when your a broke butt like me how can u say no to a 20 hali rod.
Its really hard to compare, IO has there guns, gimmicky bullet can openers,camo clothes,nice binocs and fly section. Trotac is where you buy real boat parts, quality tackle and gear. Even CT is cheaper then IO for tackle. Prob west marine for electronics. They might be good for rode too but id ask at trotac first.