Redington AL
I purchased a 9/10 AL for $125 on the virtual fly shop. It seems that Orvis kept the AS & AL models, as a portion of the deal, when Redington was bought back by the original owner. Orvis kept the AS and AL, and Redington got the warranty work. I
spoke to the rep, Chuck Gilbert, at the spey clave, and he said nothing about them being seconds. He may simply have been courteous, I don't know, but mine seems to work just dandy on my 7/8 St. Croix. I am using GSP, in order to have enough backing.