During my little joyride from Amarillo to Athens today, I decided to call Tailwaters and inquire as to when they expected the new lighter 6-8wt Mini Magnum would be available. I spoke with Travis who said he wasn't sure, but that he would take my name and number and call me when he knew something. He called me back within the hour and left me a voicemail informing me that it would be September before they hit the open market. That disappointed me until I realized that September is only 6 weeks away.

He did say that the new TFO Clouser rods were in stock in the 6wt size. Kudos to Tailwaters and especially Travis for such good customer service.

George, I'm not sure what the disconnect is, but the gentleman at Tailwaters called TFO to get his information. Maybe the rods are in stock, but the rod socks aren't, or something along those lines. I do wish they'd do a better job of updating TFO's website, there is nothing at all about the Clouser rods or the new smaller Mini Mags on there at all.