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|  Re: Can you build a rod as good as a NRX? [Re: Ibock] #13959300 04/14/21 01:50 AM | Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 3,563Arlington F Finesse EMPEROR/ Dropshot King  TFF Team Angler | | TFF Team Angler F Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 3,563Arlington | I’ll say you can build a crazy lightweight custom rod, but it all comes down to a good blank and balancing. | | | Moritz Chevrolet - 9101 Camp Bowie W Blvd, Fort Worth, TX - Monte Coon (817) 696-2003 |
| Re: Can you build a rod as good as a NRX? [Re: Ibock] #13959315 04/14/21 01:55 AM | | Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 24 I Ironworker Outdoorsman | | Outdoorsman I Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 24 | I would say close but no. I have custom rods built with carbon fiber handles, titanium guides the best money can buy and have north fork composite hm, and X-ray blanks, Phenix k2 blanks, and some point blank blanks and others. The closest to a conquest rod I have with same reels, line would a tossup between X-ray and the k2 on the high end | | | Re: Can you build a rod as good as a NRX? [Re: Ibock] #13959362 04/14/21 02:34 AM | | Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 987Mckinney, Tx I Ibock OP Pro Angler | | OP Pro Angler I Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 987Mckinney, Tx | I want something as light and as sensitive as NRX Ibock PB between 8-9 pounds. | | | Re: Can you build a rod as good as a NRX? [Re: Ibock] #13959380 04/14/21 02:49 AM | | Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 24 I Ironworker Outdoorsman | | Outdoorsman I Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 24 | X-ray or a k2 and k2 is lighter but breaks and I have had had one replaced in couple years so don’t know if they even make them but the last one I had replaced they quit making and I had to get a med heavy. | | | Re: Can you build a rod as good as a NRX? [Re: Finesse EMPEROR/ Dropshot King] #13959407 04/14/21 03:25 AM | | Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 26,128Red Oak, Texas S SteezMacQueen TFF Guru | | TFF Guru S Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 26,128Red Oak, Texas | Originally Posted by Finesse Master/ Dropshot kingI’ll say you can build a crazy lightweight custom rod, but it all comes down to a good blank and balancing. This. The NRX uses three different types of guides. They chose the absolute best guide type, brand, and size for every area of the blank. None go that far. Loomis has rod building down to an art, with the NRX as the pinnacle. Eat. Sleep. Fish. | | | Re: Can you build a rod as good as a NRX? [Re: Ibock] #13959575 04/14/21 12:31 PM | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 13,653Trenton, Tx  Ken A. Groovy | | Groovy Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 13,653Trenton, Tx | I would say yes you could but you would really need to do your homework regarding components. A friend of mine built a rod for me with high end components. The blank was about the same quality of the NRX (?) and he used all titanium guides. He used a titanium reel seat. When he was done it was more than a new NRX with no labor included. Plus you have no warranty if you break it. With Loomis you have a $125 fee for NRX replacement. Last edited by Ken A.; 04/14/21 12:36 PM. | | | Re: Can you build a rod as good as a NRX? [Re: Ibock] #13959606 04/14/21 12:53 PM | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,507Tejas D Douglas J TFF Guru | | TFF Guru D Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,507Tejas | Start with a North Fork Composites blank and use the highest quality components and you'll be close ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2024/11/full-72311-248284-f6b1190b_bbab_49d4_a1b2_6e9a1ce426f7.jpeg) #MFGA | | | Re: Can you build a rod as good as a NRX? [Re: Ibock] #13959676 04/14/21 01:30 PM | | Joined: May 2011 Posts: 1,892abilene,texas P pil,b Extreme Angler | | Extreme Angler P Joined: May 2011 Posts: 1,892abilene,texas | Power Tackle,snuff said. | | | Re: Can you build a rod as good as a NRX? [Re: pil,b] #13959899 04/14/21 04:11 PM | | Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 987Mckinney, Tx I Ibock OP Pro Angler | | OP Pro Angler I Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 987Mckinney, Tx | Originally Posted by pil,bPower Tackle,snuff said.What do you mean? Is power tackle good or not close in your opinion? Ibock PB between 8-9 pounds. | | | Re: Can you build a rod as good as a NRX? [Re: Ibock] #13959917 04/14/21 04:35 PM | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 7,096Frisco, TX. and Lake Fork  Sinkey Tidy Scoop | | Tidy Scoop Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 7,096Frisco, TX. and Lake Fork | Originally Posted by IbockOriginally Posted by pil,bPower Tackle,snuff said.What do you mean? Is power tackle good or not close in your opinion?Think hes saying its good. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2020/09/full-19152-68122-img_4518_002.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2020/09/full-19152-68120-jh_logo_for_email.png) www.mercurymarine.comwww.lftlures.com | | | Re: Can you build a rod as good as a NRX? [Re: Douglas J] #13960027 04/14/21 05:50 PM | | Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 26,128Red Oak, Texas S SteezMacQueen TFF Guru | | TFF Guru S Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 26,128Red Oak, Texas | Originally Posted by Douglas JStart with a North Fork Composites blank and use the highest quality components and you'll be close Close. But no cigar...It isn’t just about being the lightest. It is the best balanced too. Eat. Sleep. Fish. | | | Re: Can you build a rod as good as a NRX? [Re: SteezMacQueen] #13960034 04/14/21 05:57 PM | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,507Tejas D Douglas J TFF Guru | | TFF Guru D Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,507Tejas | You can build your own or have it built and get it perfectly balanced for you and the reel #MFGA | | | Re: Can you build a rod as good as a NRX? [Re: Ibock] #13960132 04/14/21 06:55 PM | | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 7,096Frisco, TX. and Lake Fork Sinkey Tidy Scoop | | Tidy Scoop Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 7,096Frisco, TX. and Lake Fork | Unless you've really fished Power Tackle rods, its hard to compare or say. The LPC 400 blank is the lightest I think Judy and Tim have had in their line up. Most of their rods in the past have been pretty heavy duty rods and very durable. My wife fishes a NRX 822 DSR so I can really compare apples to apples. The NRX is lighter and more sensitive..(on spinning reel) My 400 blank is a casting set up for drop shots. And is WAY more sensitive than the exact blank on a spinning rod. Dont ask me how or why, but it is. The NRX is half recoil guides, and PT rods are full recoil guides. Which I tend to like. Being that I drop shot with a casting rod, it has been a long search for the perfect rod. The 400 form PT is it for me. Now if the NRX 822 was made in a casting version......lets just say that would be a real tough decision. www.mercurymarine.comwww.lftlures.com | | | Re: Can you build a rod as good as a NRX? [Re: Ibock] #13960312 04/14/21 08:46 PM | | Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 987Mckinney, Tx I Ibock OP Pro Angler | | OP Pro Angler I Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 987Mckinney, Tx | I am having them build a 7ft 1 spinning rod with the highest end point blank and highest Fuji guides with a carbon fiber handle. Ibock PB between 8-9 pounds. | | | Re: Can you build a rod as good as a NRX? [Re: Ibock] #13960379 04/14/21 10:13 PM | | Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 26,128Red Oak, Texas S SteezMacQueen TFF Guru | | TFF Guru S Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 26,128Red Oak, Texas | Originally Posted by IbockI am having them build a 7ft 1 spinning rod with the highest end point blank and highest Fuji guides with a carbon fiber handle.I promise you it will not have the highest end Fuji guides. It MIGHT have titanium SiC guides. 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