Rl Winston Fly Rods Reviews

In the pure series winston does a fine job with short graphite fly rods.

Rl winston fly rods reviews.

The balance and swing of the pure 7 3 weight are lovely. 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 sports a progressive fast action. For starters it s notably lighter than the boron iiix.

The nimbus has a classic looking reel seat similar but a little less pretty than other winston rods. Winston nimbus 9 5wt fly rod. Fourteen full color pages filled with limitless ways to up your game in fly fishing. Winston kairos fly rod review.

Let s get straight to it. Performance at 60 feet. Lamson litespeed fly reel. I first cast it with a rio creek wf3f line assuming that it would fold under the line s heavy head.

Winston boron iiix fly rod i don t really care for fast action rods even though i understand that they do serve a purpose. The rod boasts a fairly amped lower half and has a deceptively low swing weight. Moving up the rod we see typical winston style. I and most everyone else who likes fishing winston rods enjoy fishing small flies on light tippet.

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. In fact the tip is stiff enough to give me pause about fishing anything smaller than 5x on the kairos. After a huge announcement i really didn t hear much about them for a while. 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.

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. 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. Discover the 2020 winston catalog.

Again nothing wrong with the nimbus at 40 but other rods just tracked and cast a smidge better. Felt good at mid distances too. Again a good rod at 60 just not great. Scientific anglers mastery mpx fly line.

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. The 9 5 weight winston launched two new rods this year the kairos and the nimbus and both entered the market well softly. The winston boron iiix is one of those rods. 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.