Guideline NT11 9' Trout Series #4, #5 or #6 Rod
The NT11 Trout fly rods are designed to be superb all-round fishing rods suitable for fly casters at all levels. Treating yourself to an NT11 technology rod guarantees a high-end experience.
NT11 fly rods are the result of taking advantage of the very latest and most sophisticated state of the art graphite materials used in the aerospace industry today. Anglers will appreciate these properties in a series of rods that have the lowest blank weight yet the highest break strain compared to any other rod in our lineup and possibly the entire fly rod market. When applied to fly rods, these materials offer remarkable benefits, with the most noticeable being exceptional recovery power and crispness in the blanks.
FEATURES
- FLOR grade cork grip, reinforced on the rear grips and combat heels, with cork powder.
- Large diameter double legged starting rings with titanium coating, then single legs and tip ring of the highest quality.
- Custom designed reel seat by our own R&D team, with a hard anodized semi-matte finish and highly scratch resistant.
- Semi-transparent carbon grey coating on the blank reveals the natural spiral patterns in a subtle and elegant way.
- Dark grey wire bindings on the joints, stripper rings with a subtle blue finish.
- Each rod comes in a lightweight, durable stretch nylon case with lightweight polycarbonate tube covered in durable polyester fabric and natural leather logo.
NT-11 TROUT 9' #4 - 69g 4 strands rec weight: 10-12gr / 155-185 grains.
NT-11 TROUT 9' #5 - 71g 4 strands rec weight: 12-14/gr / 185-215 grains.
NT-11 TROUT 9' #6 - 79g 4 strands rec weight: 14-16gr / 215-245 grains.
A word from the designer on the development of the NT11:
In 2019, while reading one of the scientific news journals, to which I subscribe, my interest was drawn to an article published by the Institute for Ultra-Strong Composites by Computational Design (US-COMP) on NASA's development of future carbon materials needed for spacecraft to safely take humans to Mars.
That's where I first came across the name T1100 G and learned that it, along with Hexcel's IM10 material, was used in current Mars spacecraft.
The properties it brings are an incredible resistance to shocks and deformations, I wondered if this material could also bring significant advantages to a fly rod. Since our NT8 rods were still new on the market, I put my thoughts on hold for a year, then brought the subject up in a meeting with our high-end rod manufacturer. It turned out that the material was already being used to produce state-of-the-art graphite golf shafts, which convinced me to try this material for our next generation of high-end fly rods.
And here we are... 3 years later, after extensive action and construction testing, the new Guideline NT11 series of trout and salmon fly rods is born. Rods that are lighter than the NT8, but also stronger, more reliable and more resistant to breakage from bending, compression or impact than any other rod we have ever built.