I claim to be a Winston Man nowadays, which is true, since I am the proud owner of not one but two classic Winston glass rods. My first Winston was a 7'6" 4wt Stalker that I was lucky to acquire from the estate of a longtime customer of the fly shop I formerly worked at. Recently I got my second Winston, a lovely little 6'6" 4/5wt glass rod that actually predates the Stalkers. Both of these rods are as sweet as can be, and I count myself fortunate to be their current owner.
A dude can't live on just two fly rods, though, which sounds like a great life motto, now that I think about it... My quiver is full of other brands of fly rods, so the type of man I am changes from day to day, depending on the day, the river, the insects, and all sorts of other variables.
One day I might be a Winston Man, the next I might be a Diamondback Dude. Sometimes I might be a Fenwick Fellow, or an Orvis Hombre. I've been known to be a Sage Scoundrel and a Phillipson Fiend. On rare occasions I have been known to be a Berkley Boy. Some of the time I've even been a Scott Scott, which is both alliterative and confusing to some people...
Whatever the case, I am very pleased that the universe has allowed me to cast a ton of really cool fly rods over the years. Not sure how I got so lucky, but I will gladly accept the luck. Fly rods are the coolest tool that man has ever invented, as far as I am concerned. Let me know what your favorite rods are, if you have a chance! I love fly rods!
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| Sage |
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| Berkley |
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| Shakespeare |
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| Phillipson |
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| Orvis |
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| Scott |
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| Rods |
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| Steffen |
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| Scott |
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| Timberline |
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| Scott |
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| Diamondglass |
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| Cortland |
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| Unstructured Glass |
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| Scott |
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| Winston |
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| Livingston Rod |
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| Scott |
