Bonjour à tous,

Une fois de plus la presse anglaise spécialisée dans la pêche à la mouche, vient de publier un article sur les cannes L&L, signé par Simon Young sur le plus fameux site web britannique : fishandfly.com. C’est cette fois la canne L&L 590 (9’ soie de 5) qui obtient les louanges de la presse en ligne et Paul Sharman le rédacteur en chef ajoute qu’il l’a testé dans plusieurs situations différentes avec beaucoup de plaisir. Le journaliste Simon Young affirme que la L&L répond facilement au pêcheur à courte comme à longue distance et que la finition est à la hauteur des meilleurs cannes du marché pour un prix beaucoup plus raisonnable.

C’est la seconde fois que mes cannes sont saluées par la presse au Royaume Uni et je suis très fier de vous annoncer moi-même la nouvelle. Il semblerait que les efforts entrepris pour mettre sur le marché des produits de qualité à des prix abordables soient maintenant couronnés de succès. Le îles britanniques comptent 2,5 millions de pêcheurs, leur avis reste à mes yeux primordiale dans le monde de la pêche à la mouche, où pour l’instant aucune marque française n’a pu s’établir à ce jour.

Fly rod review : L&L 590-4; Publication date : Sep 3, 2008

Reviewed by Simon Young

First impressions

This is the first time that I had come across a fly rod from a French company. The rod brand L&L was born by collaboration between two French fly fishermen, Laurent Dimino and Laurent Guillermin, in fact the butt section of the rod is branded with the latter gentleman’s name. All the rods are 4 piece and are manufactured in the USA in Texas. The blanks are from High Modulus carbon with a nice Matt Black finish with gloss black whippings tipped off in gold, a small blue dot is either side of each joint allowing for easy line-up of the sections. Rings are 2 lined stripping rings and the rest are high profile twin legged snakes.

In the Hand

This 9’ #5 rod is nicely balanced with the half wells cork handle being not too slim for what I would consider average hands. Above this grip is the invaluable keeper ring (still can’t understand why all rods don’t include one of these! - Ed.)
To give the rod a work out I married it up with a Hardy Angel 4/5 reel and a Hardy Marksman DT5 line. My first impression with a few yards of line outside the rod tip was how light but powerful it felt, quite a mid to tip action. Extending more line with each cast I was surprised how much line I could pick up from the water, no signs of collapsing under pressure. Even with a double taper line the casting loops seemed quite tight and controlled, placing the line down in the same place each time.

Editor Paul Sharman used this rod on a couple of trips to some local stillwaters during the summer and reports that despite using a 6 weight line it handled the extra weight with ease, allowing close casting while stalking and remained accurate at distance without a problem with overloading. “A real pleasure to use”.

Editor Paul Sharman used this rod on a couple of trips to some local stillwaters during the summer and reports that despite using a 6 weight line it handled the extra weight with ease, allowing close casting while stalking and remained accurate at distance without a problem with overloading. “A real pleasure to use”.

Conclusion

 If you are looking for a mid –tip action rod for use on a small stillwater or larger river for both Nymph and Dry fly work in the mid price range its certainly worth considering, bearing in mind that all L&L rods are sold with an unconditional guarantee and free shipping for all of Europe.

 Bonjour à tous,

Halieutiquement

LAURENT GUILLERMIN