Rl Winston Fly Rods Reviews

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Rl winston fly rods reviews.

In my neck of the woods the mayflies and caddis are out in huge numbers and i haven t thrown anything smaller than a 14 in a while. Winston is in the game for the long haul and you could not be disappointed in any winston fly rod from the lightest 3 wt to a hefty saltwater stick they are superb fly rods. I and most everyone else who likes fishing winston rods enjoy fishing small flies on light tippet. Let s get straight to it.

Winston boron iiix fly rod i don t really care for fast action rods even though i understand that they do serve a purpose. Winston rods are generally my go to for dry flies and the boron iiix has worked its way to the front of my quiver when i need a do it all 9 5wt but the xp is a very close second. Redington this is a brand of highly respected fly rods that have earned a reputation for modest price great action superb warranty and versatility. The nimbus has a classic looking reel seat similar but a little less pretty than other winston rods.

Fourteen full color pages filled with limitless ways to up your game in fly fishing. The winston boron iiix is one of those rods. Winston nimbus 9 5wt fly rod. You can depend on redington 24 7 just like we do.

Moving up the rod we see typical winston style. The 9 5 weight winston launched two new rods this year the kairos and the nimbus and both entered the market well softly. The nimbus sports a progressive fast action. Felt good at mid distances too.

Over the years i ve gone out on a limb on only very few occasions stating that a particular fly rod leaves little to nothing to be desired. The winston nimbus was pleasant to cast not too heavy and managed to maintain good power control and accuracy at all distances. The air stands out from that pack impressively so. The balance and swing of the pure 7 3 weight are lovely.

In fact the tip is stiff enough to give me pause about fishing anything smaller than 5x on the kairos. The rod boasts a fairly amped lower half and has a deceptively low swing weight. Lamson litespeed fly reel. For starters it s notably lighter than the boron iiix.

In the pure series winston does a fine job with short graphite fly rods. Again a good rod at 60 just not great. Discover the 2020 winston catalog. After a huge announcement i really didn t hear much about them for a while.

Performance at 60 feet. Again nothing wrong with the nimbus at 40 but other rods just tracked and cast a smidge better. My overall impression of the nimbus as well as winston s previous two all graphite offerings is that it is the leaner and meaner cousin of the well tempered boron family of rods. Winston kairos fly rod review.