Lamiglas X-11 Fly Rod Review

                                                         Lamiglas X-11 LX906-4 6wt. 9’ Review 

 Being I lost my Winston 9’ 6wt. fly rod in the Clarion River after my kayak flipped over in deep water in the Clarion river I’ve been in search for a back up fly rod to my other 6wt. 9’ fly rod. Money was tight at the time and I got a deal on a Lamiglas 6wt. 9’ fly rod for smallmouth river fishing. The Winston Boron rod I lost was a replacement for a Winston Vapor rod that broke a couple years back. Sure I was very disappointed but things happen and there’s no use to cry about it. I wasn’t looking for a comparable expensive rod just one that would suite my needs. I use it almost entirely for smallmouth river fishing during warmer conditions.

 It has to cast weighted streamers, dry flies and poppers. At times I’ve casted big dry flies in the river for trout and smallies. It has to roll cast line out without too much energy. 

 The Winston Boron couldn’t roll cast weighted streamers worth crap as far as I was concerned! It was light to handle and cast, and could cast foam or cork poppers with ease and with distance as well as streamers and dry flies. It just didn’t roll cast short distance with it’s soft tip.

 The Lamiglas is lighter than I expected for the price. It’s nothing fancy but I consider well made. I like the half well cork grip and wooden reel seat. It says it is made with precision rod components. With use I’ll see how it holds up in years to come. The rod is made with SS304 rust resistance material. It is a translucent dark grayish 4 piece rod. The eyes are wrapped with black winding thread. The butt section, double foot guide, looks to be a ceramic insert. The rest of the eyes are single foot. The rod sections do have alignment dots and a hook keeper on the butt section. After flexing it I determined it’s like a medium-fast action. When I fitted it with a large arbor reel it balanced fairly well. Out on the river I was surprised how light it felt being a 9’ 6wt. And it’s made in the U.S. of A.!

 I was casting weighted streamers, with WF6F line, with no problems and getting plenty of distance. Roll casting was easy also. I had no problem overhand or roll casting nymph combinations. I didn’t catch any smallmouth in the cold November weather in the river but caught a few trout. I had no problems getting the trout in against the current and netted them was no problem. 

 Note; My regular 6wt 9’ smallmouth rod is an Allan Fly Fish fly rod. It is much beefier and therefore a little heavier. The eyes and guide are double feet and the eyes and guide are much larger in diameter. Though the Lamiglas rod had no problem handling river trout I’ll find out more about the rod in warmer weather casting poppers and  catching river smallmouth.

 As far as I’m concerned it accomplished what I was wanting it for and the price was reasonable.  

It’s a keeper!

 

~doubletaper