If you’ve read our review of the Vapen, then you know about what I like to call “The New Redington”. If you haven’t, here are the cliff notes: the new Redington rods are fantastic. The Redington Butter Stick makes up one part of the awesome threesome.
Here’s the scoop. It’s fiberglass (the first rod made from “T-Glass”, whatever that means). It’s slow-ish. It’s cheap.
You would never expect Winston to make a splash in the Fit and Finish category – they are as traditional as rods come – yet, they’ve done it. The new LS comes with a VERY different (for Winston) skeletal reel seat. We’ll see if they stick to this as the only option. I can tell you that Winston purists will probably shudder at the thought of anything but box elder… but we’ll see!
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.
Trident Fly Fishing’s Ben Freeman had a chance to fish Marble Canyon with Kyle Klemme of Marble Canyon Outfitters. The scenery was spectacular, but the fishing was better. 20+ Rainbows! All thanks to Trident’s Signature Trout Outfit: Hardy Zenith 9′ 5wt Lamson Vanquish 4.5LT SA Sharkskin GPX
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 […]
