ANOMALY (DEFINITION): SOMETHING THAT DEFIES WHAT IS NORMAL OR EXPECTED
The Anomaly X is not an iteration. It is a breakthrough.
Built with our Generation 2 Graphene Technology and paired with Toray T1100 graphite, the Anomaly X represents the next leap in fly rod engineering. These two advanced materials work together to create what may be the lightest rod blank and swing weight ever achieved in fly fishing. In fact, the 6 weight Anomaly X is lighter in both physical weight and swing weight than the original Anomaly Z 5 weight, which was already considered industry leading.
The result is immediate and unmistakable. Faster energy transfer. Lightning fast recovery. Exceptional accuracy at every distance. The rod loads effortlessly yet recovers with precision and authority, allowing you to feel more connected to the cast and the fish than ever before.
The Anomaly taper you love has been refined again, delivering greater control, tighter loops, and more consistent accuracy from short technical casts to long bomb shots.
The Anomaly X…
is lighter.
is stronger.
is more precise.
This is the future of fly rod performance.
GRAPHENE
Graphene was discovered in 2004 by a researcher at the University of Manchester. The discovery won the researcher a Nobel Prize in physics. Graphene is a carbon product only a single molecule thick, arranged in a honeycomb pattern. Graphene is an innovative material because it is amazingly low in mass and stronger than diamond. It is 100X stronger than steel of the equivalent mass. Graphene is revolutionary in the world of fly rods. It allows us to build a blank that is lighter and significantly stronger. This is breakthrough technology.
THE HARDWARE
A revolutionary blank requires top of the line hardware. The Anomaly X uses the new Cericoil stripping guides. Cericoil guides are extremely durable and made with lightweight titanium. The remaining guides are single foot REC recoil titanium guides. These guides bend without breaking and also act as tiny shock absorbers to eliminate excess rod vibrations.
CRAFTSMANSHIP
Production rods aren't always known for their quality in craftsmanship. Single coat epoxies are fast and cost efficxient, but leave the blank with heavy, bubbly wraps that have no place on a top quality rod. The Anomaly is constructed with new top-of-the-line materials and quality-centric techniques that keep wraps light, flat, and beautiful!
- Medium-fast action / ultra-fast recovery speed
- Toray T1100 carbon fiber and X2 graphene blank
- Wood spacer with custom aluminum reel seat
- Raw, un-sanded blank with gloss blue finish
- Flor-grade thin ring cork handle
- Best-in-class swing weight
- Life time warranty
- Available in 4wt, 5wt and 6wt
- Laser engraved blue aluminum tube with fast dry rod sock
- Titanium recoil single foot guides
- Cericoil titanium stripping guides
- Alignment dots with rod length and weight on ferrules
- Light weight (5wt --- 2.6oz)