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  • Jul 24, 2010 at 6:20 pm #5051
    Avatar photochris zando
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    Word is that the BIIX will be replaced with the BIIIX. Would love to hear more details but I have heard the new rods are sweet with more power in the mid and butt than the BIIX (which changed the industry!).

    I really like the BIIX series in the 8 1.2 footers but felt the 9 footer were a bit sloppy. Sounds like this new series is beefed up a bit but still having a nice soft tip.

    Jul 24, 2010 at 8:34 pm #44238
    Adam McDowell
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    I hate that! I’m sure that there will be improvements that necessitate a revamp, but to me, it sounds like they are developing new model to sell more rods.

    Personally I respect Winston for making “sloppy” rods for trout and I hate the fact that double rig indicator nymphing has taken priority over unrolling a leader with a dry fly! (until you get into 6 weight +)

    The BIIX in a 5wt is a great rod for double duty and speeding/stiffening it up is IMHO why they developed the BII-MX!

    Jul 24, 2010 at 11:37 pm #44239
    Avatar photoRoy Conley
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    Well, lets keep in mind that all of the speculation on the web is just that speculation.

    Jul 25, 2010 at 2:50 pm #44240
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Guys –

    I’m not saying this is wrong, but I would be surprised.

    Jul 25, 2010 at 9:30 pm #44241
    Avatar photochris zando
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    Zack,

    I figured you would know the inside scoop. What I heard what they took the BIIX and just beefed up the mid and butt sections a bit but not a radical new design.

    CZ

    Jul 26, 2010 at 5:26 pm #44242
    gavin poppen
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    Thats odd…The only thing that I dont like about the

    Jul 28, 2010 at 5:30 pm #44243
    Avatar photoJ A Y M O R R
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    Guys –

    I’m not saying this is wrong, but I would be surprised.  My understanding is that Winston was looking to hire a rod designer all last year, which would have been in the middle of their product cycle.  If they did get a new rod designed, it will be interesting to see how different it really is.

    Zach

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WDJKjwaNoY

    JayMorr

    Jul 28, 2010 at 5:53 pm #44244
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Yeah, I heard confirmation of the BIIIx as well earlier this week.

    Jul 28, 2010 at 6:06 pm #44245
    Neal Osborn
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    It must have something to do with P90X 😀

    Jul 29, 2010 at 1:18 pm #44246
    Avatar photoJ.T. Griffin
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    Interesting about the “x”. Hadn’t thought of that.

    Aug 7, 2010 at 8:19 pm #44247
    m. g. sturm
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    Well, lets keep in mind that all of the speculation on the web is just that speculation.  Winston did fine tune the IM6 rods, you know the ones we call WTs today.  This “improvement” could be no more than a fine tuning that does not turn the Biiix into a fast rod.  After all, if you want a fast Winston rod cast a B2mx.  Time will tell.

    Everyone has preferences in their fly rods.

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