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Here’s the skinny; you take this for what it’s worth and make your own judgment.

Loomis is debuting this rod with a new resin enhancement provided by 3M, called ‘nano silica.’  In many ways this is reminiscent of the “Nano-Titanium” craze of the early 2000s.  Basically, the idea is you put an additional component in the resin which holds the graphite (the longitudinal fibers) and the scrim (the lateral fibers, sometimes graphite, sometimes fiberglass) in the rod together.  This is intended to make the resin stronger, which allows them to use less of it, thereby making the rod lighter.  Lighter rods are more responsive when flexed and ultimately become higher-performance casting tools. (This is how Rajeff explained it to me a while back and he would certainly know).

Hardy is also using this same additive in their new rods.

Here’s the kicker: Sage and Scott both passed.

Hardy is also using the nano silicate as well from my understanding with the prototype rods that Andy Mill has been testing.

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