Alabama River Fishing

Fishbum · Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:27 pm Post subject: Fly Rod - G. Loomis NRX 9' 8 wt

Every article/review I've read says the NRX is the best thing since sliced bread. Being the gear-whore that I am, I've been wanting one since they came out. The only thing holding me back was the ugly-a$$ed, blue guide wraps on the natural colored blank...I just couldn't get past them. Well, now they've released them in green, and my obsessive-compulsive self thought, 'man, that would look good matched up with a green Galvan Torque T-8'. Boy, was I right...

First impression is good. The rod appears to be well made, and the workmanship is top-notch. The cork seems to be a little better than what's on my other top-end rods. It's got a green woven graphite reel seat insert - nice. The guides, including stripping, are all black, REC recoil. A nice touch. They tout this as a saltwater rod, so I thought the stripping guide would be just a little bigger. I figured it might be an illusion, seeing it's a recoil guide instead of your standard guide. So, I compared it to a 7 wt, and it's probably 2 mm smaller. Oh well...

After I do a little yard fishing, I'll post up more thoughts based on my feeble casting skills... Embarassed

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bamabass · Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:40 pm Post subject:

Orange and blue??? Dude.

Fishbum · Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:44 pm Post subject:

I know, I know...I wasn't thinking. Embarassed

My wife was PISSED...
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fishhawk · Time For An Intervention Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 6799

No worries - it's candy bamabassed blue.

I wouldn't own anything G. Loomis makes. Razz

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AUtrkyhntr · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:00 am Post subject:

fishhawk · Time For An Intervention Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 6799

lc10and2 · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:31 am Post subject:

Tie the line to that mean a$$ german shepherd you have and let it chase the neighborhood kids to see how it looks in action. Laughing

Fishbum · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 5:24 pm Post subject:

I went out & cast in the yard today. The rod is light in the hand and has a light swing weight. I figure one could fish it all day, and not have your arm fall off.

It'll sling some line - better than my Legend Elite 8 line.

I'd like to see Dirty or someone else who is a good caster put it to work. I figure it'd dump an entire line with no problem, in the right hands.

So far, so good...
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No. Chuck not. Fly...or do not. There is no chuck.