Redington is owned by Far Bank Enterprises.
They are the holding company for Redington, Sage and Rio.
Redington is based on Bainbridge, so easy to deal with warranty service if needed.

Redington makes good equipment at a value price with most having a lifetime warranty except some of their very low end rods. Some of the lower end stuff only has a one year warranty.

Since your target is mainly trout, consider a 9' 5 wt as a good starter rod.
You could also build your own outfit. The Redington Classic Trout series are super nice rods for the money. By a cheap reel, which is all that is needed for trout and a decent line and you'd have a nice starter outfit.

There is tons of good used stuff out on the market as well.

Any of the starter outfit from Redington, Echo or TFO will fit the bill.

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