Last Updated:
03/07/05
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The Redington Nano Titanium Flyrod
I have always contended that the G.
Loomis GLX was by far the best flyrod on the planet. I realize that there
are a lot of quality rods and that each flyfisher has their personal
preferences, but there are some very convincing facts about the
performance of the GLX.
I am certainly no expert on the technical aspects of rod construction. I
have been told, though, that the GLX technology includes a unique, trade
secret, resin that provides strength in a very light rod, and provides for
the fastest action flyrod, even when the rod is lighter and physically
smaller in diameter and wall thickness. I do know that it performs better
than any other rod that I have tried and it's very light, so I can fish
with it all day without getting tired.
I read about the new Redington Nano Titanium (Nti) flyrod last fall, and
it sounded very similar to the GLX. It is as light and supposedly
stronger, while having equally fast or faster action. I wondered if
Redington has discovered the secret resin technology that made GLX unique
for so long.
Santa Clause brought me one of Redington's new Nano Titanium (Nti) flyrods
in a 10 weight. I planned to tarpon fish with it instead of the 12 weight
that I have been using. I think the 10 will work fine, even with the big
tarpon that we have in this area. It certainly will cast much better than
a 12 weight.
I got my three favorite lines for the 10 weight, i.e. Floating -
Scientific Anglers' (SA) Saltwater Taper; Intermediate - SA's Striper Line
(I like the more supple coldwater version, because it has much less
memory); Sinking - SA's Striper IV. When I first took it out to check it
out, I was very pleasantly surprised that it performs as well as the GLX
and it's just as light. Some factors that I like even better than the GLX
include the real seat and the larger guides. Each time that I have cast
it, I continue to be favorably impressed with its performance. The striper
lines are 120 feet long, and I was casting backing out the end of the rod,
which is something that I've not done with any other rod with the same
length line. So, it apparently performs even better than the GLX. That's
still hard for me to believe, because I've been convinced for a long time
that whatever rod was second to the GLX was a very distant second. Is the
GLX going to be able to play second fiddle to the Nti? With Redington's no
cost, unconditional replacement warranty and the Nti's performance, light
weight and superior strength, it may have to.
This rod is light enough that I now plan to do more of a variety of
fishing with this 10 weight, such as: fishing the surf from a boat when
the wind is strong, the surf high and you must cast long distances in
these adverse conditions; fishing the flats when you need to cast very
large flies to get the reds and trout to hit them and/or you need to cast
very long distances because of the cautious nature of fish in shallow
water; and, fishing very deep, because the deep sinking lines are more
difficult to cast than floaters or intermediates. This rod is so light
that fatigue will not be an issue, even with a 10 weight.