As a Winston dealer, we hoped that Air 2 would embody our vision of the modern fast action rod, exceeding our requirements on the water, so we could fish them in the situations that call for power and confidence. In Colorado, 5 and 6-weights often require fast action characteristics. We fish Centrics, Asquiths and X rods on the Gunnison, Animas and Colorado. Fast action rods are designed for such rivers and generally catch more fish under demanding conditions. It seemed like every time we called Winston this spring, the guys were “on the Big Hole, testing rods.” It turns out that fishing is a critical part of the job, but we always smiled when we got these reports from the factory. Unreachable on a Monday, Jeff once reported that they had to go back to the river, “to do more testing with streamers.”