Ideal Nymph

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The Ideal Nymph range is a series of tactical nymphing rods that has been thoughtfully designed in every possible aspect to be the most effective and pleasant feeling nymphing tools. The rods have a non-glare matte finish, downlocking matte titanium color hardware with high density premium quality cork grips, Curly Koa wood spacers and compact fighting butts. Rod accents include dark amber color primary wraps and titanium metallic accent wraps. Guide selection and placement on nymphing rods is critical to performance, and Ideal Nymph rods have the right components in the right places. There are three snake guides below the rod tip, which helps counter leader-wrapping problems with long leaders. Two lightweight single foot stripping guides create a smoother surface at the most critical contact areas while the rod is heavily flexed fighting a fish. Dark colored single foot guides cover the area between the snake guides and the stripper guides. Guide placement is optimized with a stripping guide on the butt section to minimize potential line sag. Ideal Nymph blanks are designed to maximize recovery speed and feel, while still flexing enough to load with mono rigs and lightweight nymphs. All Ideal Nymph rods have a firm backbone that allows for a quick hookset and great fish retention, while having the smooth power transition that allows anglers to apply firm pressure to fish without fear of breaking light tippets.

Spare tips for Ideal Nymph rod models available here.

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Model Grams Ounces

Reel balance weight range (unloaded)

Ideal Nymph Reel
balance

Best
Tippet 
Range
10' 1wt 74 2.61 4.6 - 5.1oz

1/2 Reel Empty or +1 weight

5x-10x
10' 2wt 77 2.71 4.8 - 5.2oz 1/2 Reel +1 weight or 3/4 Reel empty 4x-8x
10'10" 2wt 83 2.93 4.9 - 5.5oz 3/4 Reel +1 weight 4x-8x
10'10" 3wt 86 3.03 5.1 - 5.7oz 3/4 Reel +1 or +2 weights 3x-7x
10'10" 4wt 90 3.17 5.3 - 6.0oz 3/4 Reel +2 weights 2x-6x
10'10" 6wt 102 3.60 6.2 - 7.5oz 3/4 Reel +4 weights 1x-5x

Customer Reviews

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David Chao
It Will Completely Change your Euro Nymph Game

I have been Euro Nymphing for the past few years. I wanted to learn this form of Modern Nymphing. However, you can’t learn everything from Youtube. I went to seek a guide in Utah that only guided Euro Nymphing. Rather than use my set up, I used his. I fished a 2 wt, 10 foot Ideal Nymph rod from Diamondback. This was a game changer. With the guides assistance and the Ideal Nymph Rod, I went from barely casting to accurately casting to pockets in the river. I could finally execute what my mind told me I needed to do. I made up my mind to buy this rod the second I got home. I compared the rod to the other euro nymph rods I have and this one is by far more sensitive at the tip but had an incredibly robust butt section. I was on the Dream Stream here in Colorado and landed several big rainbows on it. Love it.

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Eric

I am loving the casting and backbone this rod has. You would never know it was a 1wt.

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Bob W.
Diamondback Ideal Nymph 10' 10" 2wt

This rod casts like a dream. Pinpoint accuracy with fast recovery. Handles fish remarkably well. Plenty of power in the butt section to land big fighting fish. Highly recommend it. Wish I had gotten it sooner. Thanks Joe for designing this work of art!

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Pedrens
Ideal Nymph 10´-2weight

Nice rod, one of the best I have ever fish. Is fast, but accurate and you don't loose fish. Nice hook set, you can easy correct your cast on the air. Down locking but is perfectly compatible with semiautomatic fly reels (we use in Spain) . Nor sure if three normal guides at the end, have any adventage...Maybe (not sure) a little bit more in the #2-3 range than in the true #2. But cast very well a tamdem (dry and a nymph) 2'3 mm bead and 12 size CDC dry, no issue. I do recommend it. Nice craftmanship.

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BM Ayers
Wonderful

Beautiful product, great customer service

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