Tag: GLoomis

Video: G.Loomis NRX LP Series Fly Rods

Bruce Holt, G.Loomis communications director, talks about the company's new NRX LP line of fly rods that were unveiled last month at the ICAST show in Orlando and will be on display this week in Reno: "NRX LP are smooth casting, soft tapers for managing long, whisper-thin leaders and small to medium-sized dry flies. They track true for exceptional accuracy...

Behind the Scenes: G.Loomis Factory

I'm guessing some of you have built your own rods before.  Remember that part where you apply the resin over the thread wraps, then place the rod on a spinning rotisserie until said resin dries? Well, this is a photo inside the G.Loomis Factory in Woodland, Washington—specifically of one of their finishing rotisseries. I tried to count all the rods...

G.Loomis NRX Pro-1 Wins Best Fly Rod at Sportfishing Industry Awards Show

Bruce Holt of G.Loomis says that the one-piece, ten-weight NRX fly rod weighs as much as a seven-weight, four-piece of the same model. That, and a handful of other notable features, won the one-piece NRX series "Best Fly Rod" at last week's ICAST show in Orlando. Mr. Holt explains some of those other features in the video above. The rods range in price from...

G.Loomis Rod Company NRX Color Options

G. Loomis is now offering an alternative to the original blue NRX line of fly rods with  the addition of green blanks. Read the full press release in the extended entry. WOODLAND, Washington USA -Providing fly anglers with an option, G.Loomis expands its NRX fly series by now also offering rods in a more traditional forest green color. As with the original...