A quick review of the g loomis nrx.
Loomis nrx fly rod review.
Now this rod is something that is right up my alley.
The setup for the review was the nrx 13 3 9 danielsson h5d 9thirteen with a rio versitip 9 36g 15 leader and rio slickshooter shooting line.
Building a moderate action dry fly rod has proven difficult.
Stand outs in the salt version of the new nrx include the 9 8wt.
Most of my freshwater rods is g loomis including travel rods.
Casting the g loomis nrx 13 3 9 spey rod.
That first year g.
It s the lens providing focus.
So yesterday in a chain of extremely fortunate circumstances derill nopes and i met up with austin bacon our g loomis rep to cast the new nrx saltwater rods i say fortunately because none of us really planned on being there until about 12 hours prior.
Loomis nrx lp unseated the hardy zenith as the king of all fly rods.
Loomis has made before.
I broke a tip of my 400 rod while fishing call them up and they replace the rod with no question ask representative call me back asking if i receive the rod and satisfied with a service.
As a small technical dry fly enthusiast this moderate action fly rod excels at softly placing a 18 in front of a picky trout.
This year there was a changing of the guard again when the g.
Needless to say we couldn t wait to test them out head to head.
The nrx replaces and improves the original nrx a rod that was considered revolutionary upon its introduction in 2010.
For some it s the relentless drive to advance craft.
This makes them possibly the lightest and strongest rod per model made in the world.
But fill them it did and for almost a decade while some other rod makers churned out one new flagship fly rod after another the.
The discipline of g loomis rewards the angler with a new series of fly rods that is superior to the original in every characteristic.
Every year fly fisherman around the globe hold off on their big new fly rod purchases for the moment when george anderson releases his annual 5 weight shootout.
Their new nrx rods is fantastic but quite.
The nrx was loomis successor to the also wildly popular glx leaving it with big shoes to fill.
Loomis nrx first announced in 2010 is one of the most heralded fly rods of all time.
Loomis sold more nrx rods than any prior rod debut.
Excellent rods with great customer service.
In some ways i think the old version of the nrx lp shifted the industry in a new direction.
The gameplan every time you wet a line.
The rod is 15 lighter than original nrx which always is nice when you use the rod for long fishing days.
The foundation of action.
All anglers have it.