Redington RS4

[chrome/22]

Anyone fish one of these regularly?

Impressions on the action?

 

[Salmo_g]

Not regularly, but test wiggled a couple. A friend has a little 7 or 7 1/2' 3 wt for panfish. The other I checked out was a typical 9' 6 wt. Stiff as a fireplace poker; I don't care for them. Apparently they do have a following however.

 

[Tom Butler]

My 9' 6wt is my go lake/float tube rod. Typically fished with a 444 type 6 and 2 or 3 leeches or buggers. Also a beast of a river rod with a 10' type 3 sink tip (my rivers are too small, but I've got a few summer runs with it). Fishes true to weight. Powerful, but you can still feel smaller fish play. Not too stiff, easy to feel it load. Plenty enough distance in a float tube.

 

[chrome/22]

The other I checked out was a typical 9' 6 wt. Stiff as a fireplace poker; I don't care for them.

Huh, curious. Always thought my 9.5' 8 weight was on the softer side.

It's my only example in that model so no other comp

 

[clarkman]

Had a 9' 10wt a number of years ago. Not overly stiff, not overly soft. Wish I still had it.

 

[chrome/22]

Had a 9' 10wt a number of years ago. Not overly stiff, not overly soft. Wish I still had it.

Reminds me of my buddy's 8 weight Winston I made a few casts on out of the skiff fishing SRC. That thing had this cool extra gear you could find when punching the cast outbound. Really liked it, really couldn't afford one

 

[Tom Butler]

Reminds me of my buddy's 8 weight Winston I made a few casts on out of the skiff fishing SRC. That thing had this cool extra gear you could find when punching the cast outbound. Really liked it, really couldn't afford one

That's why I like it in the float tube, it really punches a cast when needed without collapsing and loosing the loop and line speed.