Many products take time to design and refine, but 17 years in the making is a long time indeed. But when it comes to fly fishing there is doing it, and there is doing it right. From the fisherman to the manufacturers, there is something to be sad about patience and persistence. This is why it really doesn’t come as a surprise that it has taken this long for the new G.Loomis NRX fly rod to finally be revealed to the public.
The company noted, “A very precise, lightweight trout rod designed for casting small dries and nymphs on large freestone creeks and small rivers where long casts are a factor, but where accuracy is the key. NRX makes it as light as the proverbial feather, allowing you to cast all day long and hardly notice the rod in your hand. Whether its lake fishing or stream fishing, trout or panfish, this may be the lightest, most technical 3-weight on the market.”
We’re not really sure about all that, but we know about the old saying that if you give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day, and that if you give a man a fishing pole he’ll never be hungry again. Now if you give a man an NRX fly rod he might be able to feed a lot of people, but let’s hope he doesn’t sell the rod instead! These quality rods range in price from $700 to $770, and come in nine-foot lenghts with line wieght ranging from 3wt to 9wt and from medium stiff to stiff taper, and finally from moderate fast to fast power.
NRX Official Website
Video: Steve Rajef talks about the NRX
As a musician or performer the way to Carnegie Hall is practice. The same thing could be said is needed if you’re looking to properly cast when fly fishing. Developing an effective cast requires skill. You can practice it even when water isn’t around, and now the Orvis Practicaster makes it easier to work on the casting. At just four feet, the two piece rod can even be used indoors.