Loomis Crosscurrent 12wt 3pc Review
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 8:21 pm
I broke one of my TFO Ticrx’s on a tarpon a couple of weeks ago, totally my fault as I was solo and had her close to the boat with the leader in the guides applying major heat when she made her final surge and snap. It usually takes them about 10 to 12 days on the return and I had a trip planned for this past weekend and did not want to be down a rod. As luck would have it I had to take a business trip to Orlando last week and swung by Bass Pro to pick another one up. While there I decided to compare several rods and settled on the Crosscurrent as I felt comfortable with the feel and price. It cast like a broomstick at the store with the line they had setup on it (I think it may have been a 9wt line by the feel of it). Cosmetically I would have to give it a 6 out of 10 when compared to similar rods in the price range. The reel seat is not that great and the wraps have some small gaps in them but overall no big deal. Slapped on my reel loaded with Orvis 12wt wonderline and took it out for a test drive on Sunday. Greeted by a good 15kt wind I stripped off about 50 feet of line and shot it all with one cast directly into the wind with probably the tightest loop I’ve ever thrown. All the cast I made produced the same results. I was able to pickup and carry about 20-30 more feet of line than I can with my TFO’s. This thing almost cast itself and for my casting style this rod rocks. I didn’t get to test it out on any fish so I can’t speak to its fighting ability but I’m sold and may have to go test out their high end GLX model. I may have some rods for sale in the coming weeks 
thinking about getting a backup