The nimbus sports a progressive fast action.
Rl winston fly rods reviews.
The 9 5 weight winston launched two new rods this year the kairos and the nimbus and both entered the market well softly.
Again a good rod at 60 just not great.
The balance and swing of the pure 7 3 weight are lovely.
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The winston nimbus was pleasant to cast not too heavy and managed to maintain good power control and accuracy at all distances.
I and most everyone else who likes fishing winston rods enjoy fishing small flies on light tippet.
The reel seat is complemented by a high quality wood insert.
Winston nimbus 9 5wt fly rod.
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.
The air stands out from that pack impressively so.
Winston boron iiix fly rod i don t really care for fast action rods even though i understand that they do serve a purpose.
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The rod boasts a fairly amped lower half and has a deceptively low swing weight.
I first cast it with a rio creek wf3f line assuming that it would fold under the line s heavy head.
In the pure series winston does a fine job with short graphite fly rods.
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.
Moving up the rod we see typical winston style.
Performance at 60 feet.
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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.
For starters it s notably lighter than the boron iiix.
Winston kairos fly rod review.
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.
The winston boron iiix is one of those rods.
The nimbus has a classic looking reel seat similar but a little less pretty than other winston rods.
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Felt good at mid distances too.
Lamson litespeed fly reel.
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.
