Backpacks designed specifically for angling have traditionally suffered from two common ailments: ergonomics and features, especially when compared to packs of similar size and volume designed for hikers, not anglers. For years, it seemed as if building a pack that included features that anglers need meant creating a pack that was, in general, not all that great at just being a pack.

It's probably not fair to say that G. Loomis is "back". After all, Loomis hasn't gone anywhere. But, it has been around 6 years since G. Loomis last dropped a high-end rod release on the fly fishing world. And that one was a big one, Loomis' NRX which, for a couple of years after being introduced, was one of the fly fishing world's most coveted rods. In the years since, the NRX has quietly remained one of the finest fly fishing tools on the market, has maintained devoted fans and an unwavering hallmark as one of the industry's finest rods.