![]() When used in the top half of the rod, this creates a thin diameter tip section with excellent swing weight, but more importantly helps the rod to recover and dampen quickly. In looking back at the old NRX specs, the new NRX+ rods are slightly lighter in overall weight but substantially lighter in swing weight.Ī cornerstone of their new technology is using a multi-taper design, a process that removes material from areas where a rod is least likely to break, and adds material to prevent breakage where it’s more likely to break. Bruises are often caused by having a lead eye bugger, beadhead fly, or split shot slam into the rod while you are casting. This new resin system, along with a new scrim, results in a lighter but more durable blank.Īs Tom Larimer at Loomis explained to me, the new resin system also protects the rod from “bruises” that can eventually expand and cause the rod to break. These particles are distributed evenly and uniformly, unlike older resins where the particles were mixed in. Since the GL8 resin is more uniform, it penetrates the graphite fibers more effectively, thus requiring less resin. GL8 resin is “self-propagating”, meaning the resin creates its own Nano-particles. Knowing the new NRX+ is even tougher than the old NRX is great news! Loomis has built some of the toughest rods we’ve ever fished and it takes a lot to break one. This makes the blank much stronger under a “lifting load” with less overall material used. In upgrading the NRX rods, Steve utilized a blend of three things: Mega Modulus+ Graphite, GL8 Resin, and Multi-Taper Design.Īs Steve explained it to me, the new Mega Modulus+ graphite fiber is slightly higher in modulus but has a much higher strain rating. They are lighter, stronger, and dampen better than anything G. The NRX rods were great rods, but these new NRX+ rods are even better. Steve Rajeff, head rod designer and 14 time all-around world champion caster did a terrific job in the re-design of the original NRX rods. Loomis rods stand out above the others in our Power rod category. It’s not surprising after doing a lot of casting with all the rods, that the G. Still, the NRX+ is a worthy winner overall. This doesn’t happen often, but the Asquith was denied the overall win in the Final Results since it lost a lot of points in both the price and warranty categories. The outstanding, new NRX+ wins in the final results, but gets beaten by the Loomis Asquith in the Performance Only results.
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