OK, so for anybody who's interested...

I called up Redington today and they handed me over to a Sage/Redington technical guy. He said that the Red.Fly rods from 2004 (like the ones on sale now) are actually quite moderate in action. He discouraged me from buying the 6/7 4pc for a WF-7 line unless I wanted a very medium action (which I don't). He also mentioned that the redesign on that rod line was to make them a bit faster to be medium-fast.

So there it is. The guy was awesome and answered my questions beautifully. BTW, he said the Redington rod he likes is the RS3 and he favors it greatly over the Wayfarer.

So I guess it wasn't to be. I'm not sure I'm interested in the 9'6" 7/8, as it sort of defeats the purpose I was going for (it weighs in @ 4.1 oz.). That's almost as heavy as my 9wt!!

What does everyone think about a 9'6" 7wt? Too big, cumbersome or OK?

Thanks,
Randy

[This message has been edited by preast (edited 23 February 2005).]