Loomis Nrx Fly Rod Review

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Loomis nrx fly rod review. The nrx replaces and improves the original nrx a rod that was considered revolutionary upon its introduction in 2010. All anglers have it. After loomis success with the old nrx lp rod companies like sage thomas thomas orvis and others have put time research and money into a moderate action dry fly rod series. It s the lens providing focus.

The rod is 15 lighter than original nrx which always is nice when you use the rod for long fishing days. Building a moderate action dry fly rod has proven difficult. This makes them possibly the lightest and strongest rod per model made in the world. This year there was a changing of the guard again when the g.

Stand outs in the salt version of the new nrx include the 9 8wt. 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. As a small technical dry fly enthusiast this moderate action fly rod excels at softly placing a 18 in front of a picky trout. Loomis sold more nrx rods than any prior rod debut.

Nrx fly rods are made in usa with the nano resin technology and are 25 lighter in weight and 20 stronger per model than any previous series of fly rods that g. Casting the g loomis nrx 13 3 9 spey rod. Use the nrx as your new primary rod to crush variables in southwest montana. 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.

Excellent rods with great customer service. Their new nrx rods is fantastic but quite. 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. Loomis has made before.

Loomis nrx first announced in 2010 is one of the most heralded fly rods of all time. 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. 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. The nrx was loomis successor to the also wildly popular glx leaving it with big shoes to fill.

Needless to say we couldn t wait to test them out head to head. The discipline of g loomis rewards the angler with a new series of fly rods that is superior to the original in every characteristic. That first year g. Most of my freshwater rods is g loomis including travel rods.

Loomis nrx lp unseated the hardy zenith as the king of all fly rods. In some ways i think the old version of the nrx lp shifted the industry in a new direction. A quick review of the g loomis nrx.