MegaProps to Winston Rod Company!

As some may remember, my oldest and dearest Winston fly rod - a 9/5 IM6 2pc
that I bought almost 20 years ago - suffered an apparent fatal injury at the
dramatic conclusion of our "Float Or Die" canoe trip down the Connecticut
River last fall. The butt section was totally shattered and as this rod long
predated any warranty I thought it was going to Heaven for sure.

After dragging my ass all Fall and Winter, not really ready to hear this rod
pronounced Dead (and with a $600+ replacement cost!) I finally screwed up the
courage to contact the Winston folks in Twin Bridges.

I spoke with a very nice lady named Paula in the repair department and she not
only assured me they still repaired the original IM6 series, she said she'd
give me a break on the repair cost and do it for cost plus shipping.

So the last thing I did before putting my life in American Airline's hands to
the Caribbean was to mail the old rod and a check for $70 to Winston.

Today, three weeks later, the FedEx guy dropped off my resurrected Winston.
And it appears *perfect* - the new butt section looks perfect, the two
sections fit perfectly at the ferrule, and the rod finish and windings on the
butt are an absolute dead-on color match for the original surviving tip
section.

So a thousand Thank Yous and a box of MegaKudos to Winston Rods for treating a
random chump so well. I'm so thrilled to have this rod back I may buy a new
Winston just on GPs!

/daytripper (Might just have to try out a 9/4 Boron IIX 4pc :-)