Redington Rods

[strohble]

I broke my steelhead rod over the weekend, AGAIN!! and needed a cheapie replacement to get me by while my broken one is in repair so I went with a 9'6" 7 weight, four piece. It's the RS4 I believe. Does anyone own or have anything to say about Redington? I know little about them and went for the bargain sight unseen, hope I like it.

[Sasha]

Never used one personally; however I have read good things about them on different forums

[hpskiff]

I have a Redington Predator 8'3" 9wt. And have no complaints. It is nicely finished. I don't honestly know if it casts well as I throw a heavy Rio depth max / quick max with it.

[briansII]

I've got 2 RS4s. One is a 7wt for bass, and one was a backup 9wt. I started using the 9 last season. Both are nice rods. A bit softer than the old CPS, and quite a bit softer than the new CPX. Low cost and good performance. Overall, I'm happy with my Redingtons. Another plus is the good warranty service. Just sent back a 9wt(CPS) for a second time, and should have it back in a couple weeks.

briansII

[Artin]

Actually,

http://troutunderground.com/2009/07/06/ ... eel-combo/

[John Harper]

I've got a 4 piece RS4 in 4wt. that came as a replacement for my RS2 that a buddy snapped the tip off. It seems pretty nice, although the gold color is kind of lame IMHO. I liked the darker RS2 design better, but have been satisfied with Redington quality and especially their customer service.

John

[strohble]

Thanks for all the great feedback everyone, that review was especially nice. I've heard nothing bad about them so I'm looking forward to casting it. Thanks again y'all.-----Eric

[briansII]

Thanks for all the great feedback everyone, that review was especially nice. I've heard nothing bad about them so I'm looking forward to casting it. Thanks again y'all.-----Eric

What rod did you break?

The one "bad" thing about the RS4 is the color.

Like I mentioned, I have 2 RS4s. Both sat for almost a year or more, before I started fishing them. I cast both, and thought I wouldn't like them( a bit softer than I usually fish). Once I took the 7wt out and fished it, it became my go to rod. It retired a Winston Vapor. I let someone use my 9wt for a day. I set it up and test cast it with a new line, and thought it was ok. Once I fished it, I rotated into service. Considering I paid around $125 for each, they are one of my better buys.

briansII

<edit> I received my rod back from Redington. Door to door was only a week turnaround time. I was hoping they would repair my CPS, but knew that might not be possible(discontinued). They sent me a brand new CPX. Gonna miss that CPS, but I'm happy with the outcome.

[strohble]

I broke my Scott E2. This is the third repair since I've bought it. I dunno if I'm overtaxing it fishing for steelhead with a 6 weight but for $500 it should hold better I think. I Think it's the blank but who knows, maybe it is me.

And on another note I just got an e-mail telling me the RS4 is out of stock & Redington is on backorder until June. I'm trying to work it out. I just wanna' fish!!!!

[strohble]

I got screwed!! Had a choice between an Echo Ion 10' 7 weight 4 piece or a two piece Winston 9". I went for the Echo. Anyone know anything about these rods? It sounds pretty good. http://www.gofishn.com/gear/282-echo-ion-7wt-