G. LOOMIS DESIGN PLUS
SHIMANO TECHNOLOGY
PROVIDES ANGLERS A WHOLE
NEW WORLD IN BASS RODS
Bringing together G. Loomis design expertise and proven rod actions with
Shimano’s core blank technology provides bass anglers with Conquest – a 12 rod
line-up introduced through a joint collaboration between G. Loomis and Shimano
product development staffs. The new Conquest series includes eight casting rods
with G. Loomis’ original ‘Mag Bass’ fast action tapers, and four ‘Spin/Jig’
fast action spinning rods.
With blanks rolled to exact G. Loomis specifications
by Shimano incorporating its proprietary Spiral X and Hi-Power X processes, and
then hand-finished at the G. Loomis facility in Woodland, Wash., G. Loomis’ rod
engineer David Brinkerhoff calls Conquest “the most technologically advanced
bass rods on the water. Depending on the model, these rods are up to 10-percent
lighter than even our NRX rods, and due to the Shimano Spiral X and Hi-Power X
blank manufacturing, anglers will experience a whole new set of performance
standards in a bass rod.”
Through the combined Spiral X and Hi-Power X technologies,
the Conquest (CNQ) rods provide longer, more accurate casts, along with
increased fish-fighting power and solid hook-setting leverage. Brinkerhoff
notes the blank construction process reduces unintentional rod twist, “adding
not only to casting distance and pinpoint accuracy, but also makes the Conquest
rod much more durable due to an increased resistance to blank ovalization. When
hooked up, anglers will quickly notice the rods don’t twist – you’ll experience
better hookset, plus more rod control when fighting and pulling on big fish.”
Suggested Retail: from $650 to
$675
