My local fly fishing shop sent out a newsletter for the debut of the G Loomis NRX fly rods. They have some pretty strong claims. I’ll be curious to see how they cast. Here is what they have to say:

“G.Loomis NRX Fly Rods
NRX is the culmination of what G.Loomis has been doing since day one. Loomis has been continually striving to build the best fishing rod on the planet. Laminates, resin, mandrels, components and the know how you expect from G.Loomis. These NRX fly fishing rods look like nothing Loomis has built before. They feel better than anything they have built before. We aren't talking about a little better here or a little lighter there... We are saying "This is the Best Fly Rod Ever Built!" Period!!

G.Loomis introduces the next advancement in graphite fly rod technology. The new G.Loomis fly rod features NRX technology offered in 16 four-piece models in weights and designs for trout, salmon and steelhead, saltwater and two-hand and spey techniques. The NRX fly rod is lighter, stronger, and more powerful than any fly rod you have ever experienced. Not just a little lighter or a little better, the G.Loomis NRX fly rod is THE BEST fly rod available. The G.Loomis NRX fly rod is 15% lighter, 20% stronger, and more impact resistant. The new NRX fly rod provides anglers with the most dynamic, light weight, and sensitive fly rod EVER. Experience the fly fishing difference with the G.Loomis NRX fly rod.

You never have felt “line on the water” sensitivity through the rod blank like you will with this NRX technology from G.Loomis NRX fly rods. This new NRX technology offers sensitivity so great the NRX trout fly rod could be the difference if you fish with or without an indicator. The NRX fly rod grips feature G.Loomis “HD cork? design, providing anglers more sensitivity and more durability where needed. Cast out the new G.Loomis NRX fly rod and feel the life of these new NRX technology fly rods for yourself.

Experience unbelievably long casts, time after time with the G.Loomis NRX fly rod. The G.Loomis NRX fly rod is perfectly balanced and 15% lighter, offering effortless casting. Choose the NRX technology fly rod from G.Loomis where long casts are needed and accuracy is key. Cast the NRX lightweight technology fly rod all day, you’ll hardly notice the rod in your hands. The new NRX fly rod from G.Loomis is lighter and more sensitive, yet surprisingly powerful. This NRX fly rod is capable of handling those ‘oversized surprises’ time after time as it is 20% stronger, more impact resistant, and more powerful than any fly rod on the market.”

[www.rodmakermagazine.com]

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Thanks for the link Tom, very informative blog posting!

It should be interesting to see what happens in the future, 3M has competitors and they will be doing everything possible to keep or win business from 3M. Now that everyone is working in this area it will be interesting to see where it goes.

Ive never fished with recoils..Nor am I fimilar with what they really offer.....Is splitting the guides with recoils half way to the tip offering up anything?

If it reduces weight, then yes, and it's the upper half of the rod where any difference really comes into play. Tape a quarter ounce bullet weight to your favorite rod around the area of the butt guide. Shake it a bit. Now relocate that guide anywhere in the last couple feet and shake it again. You'll notice a huge difference.

I'll grant you that as guides get lighter and lighter, some of the tiny differences we're starting to talk about just don't amount to much. But if you want to spend time trying to improve balance and response, just remember that the further up the rod you go the more any difference is going to make.

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Every year, after a desperate search for new adjectives and greater superlatives by marketing departments, the fly rod is reinvented. The appearance of a "revolutionary" Loomis, or Sage, or Orvis, or Thomas and Thomas etc. is hardly surprising; it's predictable.

Except for the introduction of split bamboo, then fiberglass, then graphite, I can't think of any truly "revolutionary" changes in fly rods for the past 150 years or so. Today's graphite fly rod is different from the 1970's versions, but that change has been the result of gradual evolution rather than the cataclysmic innovation and instant obsolesence claimed by marketers.
I'm pretty sure if a blindfolded fly caster was given maybe six fly rods to cast - three of this year's version by different manufacturers and three of last year's version by the same manufacturers - he would have a tough time distinguishing between the "new" and the "old."



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