When the folks at RL Winston Rods decided to close out the popular BIIX line up of spey rods and replace it with the
Borron III TH series I will admit
I was skeptical. I recognize the need to create and market new products so you can keep selling and stay in business but the
BIIX spey rods were simply the best…or were they? So I placed my order back in October and my rods showed up January.
By now I’ve had a couple of weeks to fish the 7129 Borron III TH. This is Winston’s first entry into the sub 13’ category for a seven weight. It should come as no surprise that Winston didn’t build a 7126, they built it three inches longer. When I first picked it up and gave it that wiggle, you know, the wiggle everyone gives a naked rod when they first pick it up, it was obvious this was in fact a new rod. So despite the same green color, same cork and reel seat, this didn’t feel like the
Winston I had been fishing for the last decade. The new downward locking reel seat is a nice addition as well as the carbon fiber rod tube.
Finally I got my day on the river with the new flagship for Winston and guess what?
