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Winston Air Salt 907-4; 9' 7wt 4 piece Fly rod - Guide Rod MSRP $ 1125 - $575 (Excelsior)
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Saltwater Air 9’ 7-weight
Rich Post: Here’s a really good 7-weight from the Winston team. The AIR Salt 7-weight is an excellent flats rod for a caster with a more refined technique. I liked the Rio Bonefish WF7F on this rod. The rod formed solid loops immediately and the feeling transmitted to the caster increased with the amount of line out. I really liked this rod in the 20 to 75-foot range. It is intuitive, accurate and pretty darn casual at these distances. This rod isn’t a rod for the staccato stroked caster and it prefers a more casual and calculated casting stroke that places a good deal of emphasis on the line hand. Despite my preference for a slightly relaxed stroke, you can really step on this rod without folding it or causing the loop to tail. The AIR Salt 9’ 7-weight does a wonderful job of following through with the cast to complete the loop and turn the leader over. It does this equally well at 30 feet and 90 feet. The action is friendlier to an advanced caster than the AIR Salt 8-weight and the 7-weight AIR Salt would be my top choice for a Winston flats rod.
The Winston AIR Salt 790-4 again and again made its way to the Clackacraft Headhunter II Skiff (we had a boat on the lawn and casters stand in the boat to compete).
..While there were lots of rods to choose from, this setup seemed to be the crowd favorite. As the writer of this blog, I'll be candid in saying that I chose the Sage SALT HD 790-4 when it came time for me to compete at a 60' shootout against the other pros. In all honesty, it wasn't just a choice due to the accuracy of the Winston, it was frankly because the caster in front of me was using the Winston! These were the two rods that the pro's gravitated towards in the final pro shootout. Both fantastic rods. When it comes to accurately casting the best saltwater flies, having a rod that will generate line speed, distance, and accuracy is critical.
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