Who Redington is
Redington started in 1993 as Redington Production, founded by David Redington in Stuart, Florida. He came from custom rod building and had worked as a blank dealer for several brands. Jay Green bought the company in 2003, and in 2005 Far Bank Enterprises was formed as the holding company for Sage, Redington and RIO. Far Bank today describes a family of brands that includes Redington. Manufacturing is done overseas, and the business and marketing staff are in Washington state. All of that comes from Far Bank's own account of its history, which you can find in the sources at the foot of this page.
I'll add one honest note on dates. Other directories give different founding years for the brand, and I could not find a primary source for any of them other than Far Bank's own story, so I am going with 1993.
What Redington sells on Amazon US now
At our last check (October 2026) we track 70 live Redington listings: 32 fly rods, 17 rod-and-reel outfits, 17 reels and 4 wading boots. The table above shows them all, with the specs we could confirm marked by source. If you see a dash, the value is not confirmed, and "listing" means the Amazon listing says so and the maker's page does not.
Two things are not in the table. There are no Redington waders, wading jackets or belts on Amazon US, and the maker has stopped making them (more on that below). And Redington has no fly lines or packs in our data. If you want a line, see our fly line section.
The rod lines, and who each suits
Redington's model numbers carry information. In the maker's data, the first digits give the line weight and the length, and the number after the hyphen gives the pieces. A 590-4 is a 5-weight, 9-foot rod in four pieces. A 376-4 is a 3-weight, 7-foot-6 rod. The format is easy to read once you see it, and it makes a table of 32 rods much less of a puzzle. (A Redington catalogue is also the one place where "four pieces" is a safe assumption: every rod we list is a four-piece.)
Classic Trout. A moderate-action line in 3 to 5 weights, from the 376-4 at 7 feet 6 inches to the 590-4 at 9 feet. The maker lists a rosewood insert reel seat and a hard tube, and trout as the target. Moderate action means the rod bends deeper into the blank, which most people find forgiving at short range. It suits small and medium trout water and dry flies. It is not the rod I'd reach for in wind. See the 4-weight and 5-weight pages on our fly rod index, or the trout fly rods page.
Vice. A fast-action graphite line in 4, 5 and 6 weights. The 690-4S and the 5100-4 add a fighting butt (the small extension behind the grip that gives you somewhere to brace the rod against a hip when a fish pulls hard). Fast action means the rod bends mostly near the tip, which suits distance, wind and heavier flies, and gives you less margin for slow casting. The fast action rods page lists other brands too.
Wrangler. The most varied line in our data: rods in 4 to 8 weights, all 9 feet, all medium-fast, with anodized aluminum reel seats, plus a run of kits. The maker's pages name a different target for each kit: bluegill, crappie, perch, small bass and trout for the 4-weight, trout for the 5-weight (and the 6-weight kit), smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and carp for the 7-weight, salmon for the 890-4 and bonefish, redfish, permit, snook and striper for the 890-4S saltwater kit. Read the target on the page before you buy.
Path, Original, Crux, Trace and Dually. These are older or entry-level listings with no maker page in our data, so every value is what the Amazon listing says. The Path is a 9-foot, 5-weight, medium-fast graphite. The Original 590-4 is a trout rod for a 5-weight. The Crux 490-4 is a fast 4-weight, the Trace 276-4 a 2-weight at 7-foot-6, and the Dually 5110-4 an 11-foot 5-weight. Treat these as the listing's statements.
Butter Stick. Redington's fiberglass line, with a medium action. We list the 370-4 (3-weight, 7 feet) and the 476-4 (4-weight, 7 feet 6 inches). The maker lists a cork reel seat with a threaded lock nut. Fiberglass tends to feel softer than graphite, and some anglers like that on small streams. Our fiberglass fly rod page lists others.
Strike. A 2-weight, 10-foot, medium-fast euro-nymphing rod, in the maker's description, with a down-locking reel seat and a fighting butt. See euro nymph rods and our guide to what euro nymphing is.
EDC, Predator Salt, Big Game. The heavier and saltwater lines. The EDC 6100-4 is a fast, 10-foot, 6-weight with a saltwater-ready reel seat and a full-wells grip. The Predator Salt rods (a 7-weight at 9 feet and a 14-weight at 8 feet 6 inches in our data) are listed by the maker as saltwater rods, with corrosion-resistant reel seats and a fighting butt. The Big Game 890-4 is an 8-weight listed for largemouth and smallmouth bass, northern pike and musky, and the maker lists it as a freshwater rod. See saltwater fly rods and 8-weight fly rods.
Olympus Spey and Classic Spey. Two-handed lines. The Olympus 4113-4 is a 4-weight at 11 feet 3 inches, and the 8130-4 is an 8-weight at 13 feet. The Classic Spey rods in our data are a 7-weight and an 8-weight at 11 feet 6 inches. Not sure what a spey rod is? Start with what is a spey rod and our spey rod page.
The reels
Redington's reels fall into three families in our data.
Cast and composite, with a carbon disc drag. The Crosswater IV (composite, large arbor, one-year warranty) comes in sizes up to 7/8/9, and the Behemoth (cast, large arbor, convertible retrieve) runs from 4/5 at 5.2 oz to 9/10 at 10.8 oz, per the maker. The Run is a cast aluminum reel with a large arbor. A large arbor is a wider spool core, which means line comes off in looser coils and gets retrieved faster per turn of the handle. A disc drag is a clutch of pressed plates that resists a running fish with adjustable force, which is more useful with strong fish than the ratchet in a click-and-pawl reel.
Click-and-pawl. The Zero (cast, 2/3 at 2.7 oz and 4/5 at 3.0 oz, large arbor) and the Classic Trout reel (machined aluminum, mid arbor, listed by Amazon as click-and-pawl). A click-and-pawl reel has a simple internal brake and is the traditional choice for light trout lines. Read about click-and-pawl fly reels.
Machined aluminum. The Tilt Euro Nymph (2-5, 4.0 inches wide, 5.7 oz), the Ace 5/6 (4.8 oz, large arbor) and the Grande (7/8/9 at 7.9 oz and 9/10/11 at 11 oz, with a sealed carbon disc drag). The Grande is the one listed with a sealed drag, which matters if the reel is going to get wet with silt or salt.
If you are matching a reel to a rod, the line weight range on the reel should include your rod's line weight. See our fly reel size guide and backing pages for how much line the spool needs to hold.
Rod and reel outfits
The 17 outfits in our data fall into five families. The Wrangler Kit lists a medium-fast rod, a Crosswater reel with a carbon disc drag, line, backing and leader, and the maker states a lifetime warranty on the rod. The Original Kit (a 5-weight and an 8-weight) carries a one-year warranty. The Classic Trout Kit 590-4 is the one outfit that pairs a moderate rod with a click-and-pawl reel and lists RIO Gold XP line. The Crosswater Outfit and the Path II Outfit come from the listing only: the Amazon listing names the rod, the reel and the line, but no maker page confirms them. Some Wrangler kits are also sold with a fly assortment. See the full combo section, or our guide to fly fishing gear for beginners.
Wading boots and waders
Redington's wading products are discontinued. Flylords reported in October 2024 that Redington would stop its wader line to focus on rods and reels, and Far Bank's warranty page says that because wading products are discontinued, qualifying claims receive a refund or credit, not a replacement. Waders bought before October 1, 2024 can be refunded within 60 days, or credited on FarBank.com in the amount paid if they fail after 60 days and within 365 days. Waders bought on or after that date are refunded within 60 days. The claim needs proof of purchase and the product must be washed and dried before you return it.
We still track four Redington wading boots on Amazon: the Prowler-Pro in felt, the Prowler-PRO in sticky rubber, the Forge in felt and the Aurora, a women's boot listed with a felt or rubber option. Every value for these is what the Amazon listing says, and the warranty note on all four is that the product is discontinued. I'd treat them as old stock. Check the sole type before you buy: the frogg toggs buying guide notes that felt may be banned in some states, so look up your own state's rules, and read our felt vs rubber guide first. Our wading boots section has current alternatives, and waders lists what is on the market.
Warranty
Far Bank's policy covers most new Redington rods bought from authorized retailers with an original-owner warranty against defects in materials and workmanship. The Crosswater series and the Minnow, Original and Topo combos get one year, with a dated proof of purchase. The remedy is replacing the rod or reel. Damage from misuse, neglect, normal wear, theft, lost sections or modifying a finished rod is excluded. Out-of-warranty breakage can be replaced for a fee in some cases, and the claim means shipping the whole product to the address in the online process, freight paid and insured.
Product pages for most rods describe the warranty as lifetime. The policy page I read uses the original-owner wording and calls the one-year models out separately. I'd read the policy for your model. Our guide to the Redington warranty goes through the process, and spare tips are sold on the Redington site. Keep the receipt where you will find it. (Not in the Hook Drawer, where warranty papers go to rest beside the instructions for gear that no longer exists.)
Redington compared with other brands
The comparison blocks below set Redington beside Orvis and Echo and look at the two Path listings. For wider context, our fly rod brands catalog lists everyone we cover, and the 8-weight, 5-weight and 3-weight pages let you compare by line weight across brands.
