G Loomis Fly Rods Reviews

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.

G loomis fly rods reviews.

A quick review of the g loomis nrx. Rod blanks all stay with the fast action taper but both 8 8 8 and 9 weight models offer stiffer power. 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 asquith is a fast action fly rod with a forgiving tip and tip mid section that engages the fly line.

I paid 50 00 for the rod. Gloomis has quite an impressive resume when it comes to designing and manufacturing winning fly rods. Loomis nrx first announced in 2010 is one of the most heralded fly rods of all time. The line ratings start with a 5 weight and go up to 9 weight one for each model.

1 line speed for all. I recently broke a tip on my glx spinning rod and sent it back to g loomis. After a summary of design characteristics read our complete casting review for all loomis asquith models. G loomis nrx fly rods model by model review in this article we introduce g loomis nrx fly rods with a detailed overview and model by model reviews.

I have bought numerous g loomis rods in the past 20 years and among them have been glx. Now g loomis says i must pay 120 00 for a replacement. When i bought the rod there was a lifetime guarantee no matter what. Glx will drive the fly where you want with less effort every time.

Loomis sold more nrx rods than any prior rod debut. The nrx was loomis successor to the also wildly popular glx leaving it with big shoes to fill. G loomis makes shorestalker fly rods in 5 models that range in length from 8 to 8 8. 16 time world champion caster steve rajeff swears by the gloomis glx series stating these fly rods are the best in the world put them up against any rod.

As one of the leaders in fly rod design the loomis crew is constantly innovating and delivering new products to the market. While the high dollar asquith fly rods launched at last year s 2016 iftd show this year i attended the show launch of a new lineup that carries a much less scary price tag the imx pro series. The discipline of g loomis rewards the angler with a new series of fly rods that is superior to the original in every characteristic. 490 4 590 4 690 4 790 4 890 4 990 4 1090 4 1190 4 1290 4.

Review by john duncan telluride angler. Design characteristics of the g loomis asquith series.