I think Winston has done a great job with using boron and lead innovation in the past ten years. The BIiX led to the Z Axis and now the BIIIX that I think feels so much better than the Sage One.
Not sure Winston gets enough credit for creating a rod with feel and power with their boron rods.
I agree 100%. With the advent of the Winston BIIx many rod makers besides Sagé went with pitching their new series promoting the stuff the BIIx brought to the dance. To see the switch from mere power to feel and range for those others had to be flattering to Winston.
The BIIx was the first rod made that would make me sell-off all of my classic, pre-Shimano Loomis GLX’s. My 6