>ya left out two of the best - g-usa & rogue - as well as
>seeker, possibly calstar too. and to clarify, castaway builds
>rods on american-made shikari blanks while rumour has it that
>kistler uses rogue blanks. on the flip side, not all loomis &
>all-star blanks are made in the usa, but shimano v-rods were
>made in WA ...

I've been doing a fair amount of research on this lately. Calstar is made in Long Beach, CA. I've been to the factory. Seeker is made in Texas.
Most Lamiglass, though not all are made in Washington. G-Loomis use to be made in Washington and perhaps still are but they are owned by Shimano. There are are actually a huge number of American blank manufacturers.
But ALL guides & reel seats I have found so far are imported. If anyone knows of a quality American manufacturer of guides & reel seats, please let me know.

I have a question though.
How many of you would buy only American products, with quality on par or better, regardless of price.