wayne, that's an awfully nice anniversary present. can't help but
wonder how it is that your wife knew to get you a boron IIX. it's not
the easiest hint to drop. incidently, i was thrilled to pieces when my
wife pulled out a diamondglass 3 wt last week for christmas -- except
for the fact that i already have the ds2 3 wt that she and my local fly
shop didn't happen to know about. so i sent it back for a 5 wt reel
(i'm kinda regretting letting go of that rod which was really really
sweet). and now i'm dreaming of the rod. one thing i do know about the
winston: the grip seems slender. i like the beefier grip on the sage
rods. any ideas whether winston would make one up with a fatter grip if
i end up liking the cast of that rod?