G. Loomis Asquith 590-4. 9" #5

Lufter denne for salg da jeg har litt for mange. Så å si som ny. Kun brukt ved noen få anledninger. Dette er en av de aller beste 5er stengene på markedet!

Jeg er eneste eier. Kåret til Best performance 5wt i Yellowstone angler 2024!

Mistet kun førsteplassen totalt grunnet høy pris.

Dette er en helt unik mulighet da disse ikke er ofte å se på Finn!

Prisen er satt lavt og går ikke ned mere på den. Ikke interessert i bytter.

Les hele testen her:

https://www.yellowstoneangler.com/gear-review/2024-5-weight-shootout/?srsltid=AfmBOoqMNIoJRHShuf8rgSIWc4Idzsung6Lhx84RXjNTWFAw41MgHr7b

Fra testen:

Like the Sky G, the Asquith has been around for a while, I have been fishing mine for nearly 7 years now. I turn to my Asquith 9’#5 whenever I’m looking for a little more power over my Sky G. This could be due to the wind, but more often it has to do with the type of flies I will be fishing that day. If I’m headed to the Yellowstone or Madison, I’m likely planning on throwing a handful of larger dries like hoppers and stoneflies along with smaller pmd’s and caddis. I’m always looking for rising fish in the foam lines and eddies but if it is not in the cards I like throwing two hoppers. On days when the fish refuse to look up, I’ll switch to a stonefly dry with a stonefly nymph dropper. The guides all love throwing this rig and I can see why, it works well and can cover a variety of different depths depending on how you mend or drag it. No question, the Asquith is the best rod I’ve ever fished for this type of fishing. The beauty with the Asquith is that if the wind dies down, the clouds come out, and pmd’s start coming off, I have an elite rod for technical dry fly fishing. I’m not sure if G. Loomis will be able to develop anything that can top the Asquith.

If you’re not familiar with our 2020 description of the development and construction of this rod, we are supplying a summary below in italics again for you to read or skip to to the 2024 scores:

I have loved the Asquith rods since their introduction. These rods are both powerful and delicate when they need to be, especially in the 5-weight. Steve Rajeff designed the tapers and mandrels at G. Loomis but the actual blanks are rolled and finished at the Shimano factory in Japan. Once the blanks are received at G. Loomis, the rods are finished in Woodland, WA.

Loomis calls the construction Spiral-X technology and it is unique to Loomis. Spiral-X technology is a complex three-step process. Shimano has developed a special graphite tape, called infinity tape, which is wrapped on the mandrel on a 45-degree axis. Next, a layer of “muscle carbon” is wrapped on in a conventional manner. The final step is another wrap of the infinity tape, but at an opposing 90-degree angle to the first, so that the infinity tape forms an “X” pattern.

The beauty of this process is that it uses 15-20% less graphite to get the exact same strength as the original NRX rods, which we know from experience are stronger than any other rods we have used. Another benefit of Spiral-X technology is that it reduces any twist in the blanks, and more importantly, reduces ovalization as the rod bends. This gives an angler more feel combined with an enormous amount of reserve power. About the only drawback of the Asquith is the price. At $1235.00, it is significantly more expensive than the other top rods we tested.

The Asquith it a lovely rod, with extremely good craftsmanship. I love how the dark green finish sparkles in the sunlight. The wraps are done in black and finished perfectly. On the 9’#5 Asquith, one single stripping guide is used, along with nickel/titanium snake guides that are flexible, and will never break.The cork handle is comprised of a stack of narrow cork rings, with almost no imperfections. A comfortable half wells shape is used with the swell a little forward of the middle of the grip. Lastly, the reel seat is a beautiful combination of narrow rings of bamboo, with a single uplocking ring that locks up perfectly and securely.

We were blown away by the Asquith’s performance. It was nearly perfect at every distance with the highest scores at 25, 35, and 45 feet. At 60 feet, only the Loomis NRX+ was better. Looking back at my casting only scores at the various distances, the Asquith outscored the Sky G. Overall the Asquith lost points to the Sky G, mostly due to the price. I’ve used Asquith rods for a lot of my saltwater fishing, with a 9 foot #8 for bonefish, snook and redfish, and a 9 foot #11 for tarpon. They always impress in their casting accuracy and fish fighting ability.

George’s 2024 Score: 79.3 out of 80

Casting Notes at 25 Feet: 20 out of 20

Impressive accuracy combined with a lot of feel.

Casting Notes at 35 Feet: 20 out of 20

Nearly prefect accuracy again. I can put the fly right where I want.

Casting Notes at 45 Feet: 19.8 out of 20

The best accuracy that I got at this distance with any rod. Lots of feel too.

Casting Notes at 60 Feet: 19.5 out of 20

Only the NRX+ was better at longer distances.