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One of the most exciting new products of 2013 is the Lamson Speedster. Lamson's newest creation is 2013 Lamson Speedster Fly Reel which combine's Lamson's silky smooth drag and lightweight design with a new, larger arbor. → Read More

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The Sage Response fly rod, new for 2013, replaces the Sage Flight as Sage's "entry-level", fast action rod. The Flight, and the FLi before it, was one of Sage's best selling rods and I was eager to cast it. → Read More

This post was posted in Fly Rod Reviews and was tagged with 5-weight shootout, 5wt, 5wt review, 9 foot, 9', sage fly rods, Sage Response

The Winston Boron IIIx follows in the footsteps of it's predecessor, the BIIX. Both are light, medium/fast-action rods that not only set the standard for construction and finish, but also cast as good as they look. When Winston started designing the new B3x they intended it to be faster and more powerful than the BIIX. They → Read More

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The Sage ONE is the other 5-weight that everyone was talking about in 2012. It’s Sage’s signature rod, and when Jerry Siem (Sage’s rod designer) designs a fly rod like this – he does it right. It’s all Sage. Fast. Light. Accurate. The feel was a solid upgrade from the Z-axis as well. Keep reading to for the details. → Read More

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With opening day finally here, I had the chance to test out my new Hardy Zenith 9' 5-weight.  I can say it definitely lives up to the hype.  Here's the outfit I was using:
 
Hardy Zenith 9' 5-weight
Lamson Vanquish 4.5LT
SA Sharkskin GPX
Fit and Finish
Right out of the box the Zenith looks amazing.  It comes with 2 → Read More

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