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| Introducing Our New Walleye Series of Rods! |
| July 15, 2009 |
JIGGING – PITCHING – RIGGING – BOTTOM-BOUNCING –
G.LOOMIS OFFERS NEW TECHNIQUE SPECIFIC WALLEYE SERIES RODS |
WOODLAND, Wash. USA – With not only technique specific taper actions and lengths, but also offered in eight models with its proprietary graphite blend and eight models with GLX graphite blanks, G.Loomis introduces its new Walleye Series. Within the 16-rod series, walleye anglers will find one-piece models for vertical jigging, pitching jigs, bait rigs and bottom bouncing.
Along with the technique specific features of all the rods, “we also provide anglers with the choice between rods with our durable blended graphite blanks with Fuji Alconite guides, “ said Gary Schaefer with G.Loomis’ product development team, “or with GLX graphite blanks and REC Recoil guides for the utmost in sensitivity.”
Jigging rods, all at 6’3” in length and with soft tips for more forgiving hook sets on light line, include the WJR751S and WJR751S GLX – mag-light power, extra-fast action rods for 6- to-10 pound test and 1/16- to 5/16-ounce jigs; and the WJR752S and WJR752S GLX – medium power, fast actions rods for 6- to 12-pound test and 1/8- to 3/8-ounce jigs. They have smaller guides to reduce weight and increase sensitivity.
Longer than the jigging rods at 6’10”, the pitching rods are designed to cast to points and structure, and have standard-size guides to contribute to longer casting distances. They include the WPJR821S and WPJR821S GLX, mag-light power, extra-fast action rods for 6- to-10 pound test and 1/16- to 5/16-ounce lures, and the WPJR822S and WPJR822S GLX, medium power, fast actions rods for 6- to 12-pound test and 1/8- to 3/8-ounce lures.
The Walleye Series rigging rods include model in two lengths. At 7’1”, they include the WRR8500S and WRR8500S GLX, both with light power and extra-fast action for use with 6- to 12-pound test and 1/4- to 1/2-ounce bait rigs. Also offered at 7’1”, with medium-light power and fast action, are the WRR8501S and WRR8501S GLX. These are rated for 8- to 14-pound test and for use with 3/8- to 5/8-ounce bait rigs.
Even longer at 7’6” in length, G.Loomis also offers the WRR9000S and WRR9000S GLX – both with light power and extra-fast action for use with 6- to 12-pound test and 1/4- to 1/2-ounce bait rigs. “Anglers will find the rigging rods provide more forgiveness on the bite so a walleye won’t feel the rod,” Schaefer said, “and also more forgiveness on the fight so it can’t shake the hook.”
For bottom-bouncing, “being that the rod is constantly being worked, we designed the WBBR853C and WBBR853C GLX casting models as light as we could, and softened up the upper 1/3 of the blank for better sensitivity,” said Schaefer. “They feature a forgiving tip for the hook set, and a powerful butt section to work the bottom-bouncing weight in deeper water and also to move hooked walleye.
Both the bottom-bouncing rods have medium-heavy power and fast action, and are rated for 8- to 17-pound test and 1/2- to 2-ounce lures.
All the Walleye Series rods are backed by G.Loomis’ limited warranty, and if you do happen to break one, you can take advantage of the G.Loomis’ ‘Xpeditor’ program to get a replacement rod and be back on the water in as little as two days. |
