G. Loomis Kicks It Up A Notch!

[roadwarrior]

Move over GLX, there's a new sheriff in town:

Spinning:

http://www.gloomis.com/publish/content/gloomis_2010/us/en/conventional/rods/nrx_bass_rods/nrx_bass_spinning.html

Casting:

http://www.gloomis.com/publish/content/gloomis_2010/us/en/conventional/rods/nrx_bass_rods/nrx_bass_casting.html

8-)

[Lucky Craft Man]

I'm screwed...anyone know a good divorce lawyer?

[burleytog]

Not enough photos.

[Lucky Craft Man]

Not enough photos.

I agree...show some more photos!

[Skunked in DR]

Nice.

So will they no longer be making the BCR and BSR series in GLX?

[SPEEDBEAD.]

How much is this one going to be?

Is it the one mentioned earlier this year for around $500?

[fishermantony]

I'm screwed...anyone know a good divorce lawyer?

Ha Ha Ha! X2

[roadwarrior]

NRX 802C JWR

11927-01

6'8

1

10-14

1/8-3/8

Medium

Ex-Fast

$450.00

NRX 803C JWR

11928-01

6'8"

1

12-16

3/16-5/8

Med-Heavy

Ex-Fast

$450.00

NRX 804C JWR

11929-01

6'8"

1

14-20

5/16-3/4

Heavy

Fast

$450.00

NRX 852C JWR

11930-01

7'1"

1

10-14

1/8-3/8

Medium

Ex-Fast

$475.00

NRX 853C JWR

11931-01

7'1"

1

12-16

3/16-5/8

Med-Heavy

Ex-Fast

$475.00

NRX 854C JWR

11932-01

7'1"

1

14-20

5/16-3/4

Heavy

Fast

$500.00

NRX 873C CRR

11933-01

7'3"

1

12-17

1/4-3/4

Med-Heavy

Fast

$500.00

NRX 802S JWR

11935-01

6'8"

1

6-10

1/8-1/4

Medium

Ex-Fast

$450.00

NRX 803S JWR

11936-01

6'8"

1

8-14

1/8-5/16

Med-Heavy

Ex-Fast

$450.00

NRX 852S JWR

11937-01

7'1"

1

6-12

1/8-3/8

Medium

Ex-Fast

$475.00

NRX 822S DSR

11938-01

6'10"

1

6-12

3/16-1/2

Mag-Medium

Ex-Fast

$475.00

NRX 822S SYR

11940-01

6'10"

1

6-12

1/8-5/16

Mag-Medium

Ex-Fast

$475.00

NRX 893C JWR

11941-01

7'5"

1

12-16

3/16-5/8

Med-Heavy

Ex-Fast

$500.00

[burleytog]

And no mention of guides.  Hope they didn't go with Recoils on these.

[Skunked in DR]

According to poster's on another site its a combination of titatnium Fuji SICs and Recoils.

[Lucky Craft Man]

Here is a direct quote from Bantam1

"...we use a blend of guides to acheive the correct balance on the rods. The stripper and next 3 guides are Fuji Titanium frame SIC. The rest of the guides are black REC Recoil. We figured out that the noise was eliminated by using these Fuji guides, and the double foot model were actually lighter than the REC. Best of both worlds!"

[Indiana Bass1]

450-500 dollars,WOW!! That is totally insane man!

[KYntucky Warmouth]

Not impressed when comparing the actual aesthetics to the price and using two completely different styles of guides  just seems tacky.  It may be the most light and sensitive G-Loomis yet but if I buy a rod and pay that much, I have to like the way it looks and to me it looks cheap

[roadwarrior]

Not impressed when comparing the actual aesthetics to the price and using two completely different styles of guides just seems tacky. It may be the most light and sensitive G-Loomis yet but if I buy a rod and pay that much, I have to like the way it looks and to me it looks cheap

You won't know until you see one. I suspect after 17 years

of development, it won't look "cheap". My guess is this line

of rods will set a new standard by which all others will be judged.

:

[5bass]

Good to see Loomis catching up to everyone else in handle designs, reel seats and such. It's about time.

[burleytog]

Good to see Loomis catching up to everyone else in handle designs, reel seats and such. It's about time.

And it only took 17 years.   

[Dan:]

...and they STILL have a f*$^ing fore grip?!?!?

[burleytog]

...and they STILL have a f*$^ing fore grip?!?!?

At least it isn't 6" long.

[ncbass]

When ya'll send your GLX's to the trash bin I'll give you my address.

[burleytog]

Best photo I've seen so far.  From TackleTour...

[Big Tom]

I may be off on this, but couldn't I get a custom made using that same blank for close to the same amount of cash?   :-?

[burleytog]

I may be off on this, but couldn't I get a custom made using that same blank for close to the same amount of cash? :-?

Good luck getting the blank.  G.Loomis got out of the blank business. 

http://rodbuilding.org/read.php?2,313382

[Big Tom]

I guess I am getting confused. So this isn't the North Fork Composites blank that Kistler uses for his Z-Bone customs? How similar do you think this new G-Loomis blank is compared to what Gary is doing with his newer company?

Edit - I guess its more of a timing thing. This thing has been in development for how long? And how long as Loomis had the Northfork company?

Edit 2 - I guess what I am really getting at is...thats a s***ton of dollars for a production rod not from Japan.

[burleytog]

I guess I am getting confused. So this isn't the North Fork Composites blank that Kistler uses for his Z-Bone customs? How similar do you think this new G-Loomis blank is compared to what Gary is doing with his newer company?

Edit - I guess its more of a timing thing. This thing has been in development for how long? And how long as Loomis had the Northfork company?

Edit 2 - I guess what I am really getting at is...thats a s***ton of dollars for a production rod not from Japan.

Gary Loomis hasn't been with G.Loomis for a number of years.

[zelmo]

So will they no longer be making the BCR and BSR series in GLX?

Does anyone know if this is going to replace these, or be an addition to the line?