3M nano resin

[WRB]

I remember when I was looking to upgrade my 90's vintage jig & worm rods back around 2012 contacted Lamiglas for new custom builds only to learn they stopped offering that service after 35 years. It seemed Lamiglas couldn't use 3M's nano resin because Pure Fishing had sole rights and licensing the technology. 

Lamiglas suggested I contact ALX rods as Alex had some of thier state of the blanks. That is how I got started with ALX.

I noticed today on TW that both Abu Garcia and Fenwhick are offering 3M nano resin rods, Techna PX, Veracity and World Class, both companies owned by Pure Fishing. Fenwick TechnaPX & World Class is offering a highend ML 6'9"-6'10" casting rod 1/8-5/8 oz, 4-10 lb line, that should appeal to the finesse bait casters.

I wonder why it took 7 years for Pure Fishing to offer rods made with 3M's nano resins?

Tom

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

Ive had a World Class rod now for a few years with the 3m nano resin. 

[WRB]

How are the rods working? Cast ability, Sensitivety, actual weights? 

I am sure these rods have field tested by pro staff etc. the price point is significantly lower then competitors like Loomis NRX or Conquest for example with limited life time warranty.

Tom

PS, TT did a review in 2017 on the Fenwick WC ML spinning rod with mixed results, sensitivity wasn't up to their standards (subjective) and no rod sleeve (who cares) but the rod weight was 4.2 oz disappointing. Don't know if any adjustments were made for the 2019 models in both spinning and casting rods? The 2019's have a full cork handle, the 2017 spinning was a split grip.

[Columbia Craw]

I had the opportunity to visit with a Lamiglas rod designer during the period the company was applying the 3M nano resin.  I was privy to his first impressions.  The primary attribute was the strength of the blank.  The stress tests revealed tremendous stress had to be applied to the blank to reach the failure point.  The blanks could also be rolled with a smaller diameter as a result.  The weight savings was negligible.  The blanks were also more reactive with a much quicker rebound.  This made the blank's action faster when applying the same taper.  Lamiglas had every intention to apply 3M's product into a series of production rods but Pure Fishing obtained the sole rights to the formula. More development was projected because the bugs were not yet worked out, that designer is now with another company not affiliated with PF.

 

I had the opportunity to fish a couple of prototype rods produced with 3M nano resin.  The application of that product in those rods showed slightly lighter rods, quicker rebound, smaller diameter blanks and what appeared to be a more durable blank but that was never proven by me. 

 

I have one rod that is a nano resin formula obtained by another company and you can feel the difference although not as glaring as I would have expected.  That's about all my experience Tom.

[jimmyjoe]

On 8/31/2019 at 4:13 PM, WRB said:

I wonder why it took 7 years for Pure Fishing to offer rods made with 3M's nano resins?

   Maybe they initially figured that they would make more money off licensing. I have no idea what their licensing fee is. Perhaps things didn't turn out as rosy as what they anticipated, so they decided to dabble in it themselves as a way to kick-start a wider user-level appreciation of the material. If so, I think they're going about it the wrong way. We already have rods that are lighter (from what little I've seen), just as stiff, and adequately durable to make nano resin a moot point. And some of them are much less expensive.     jj