I got two of these last year. Used birthday money and ordered them late July and got them the end of Sept. Could only try them out on some trout. Worked great.
Got them from an outfitter on west coast but it took forever. Now might be a good time.
Also visited a Cabelas out west last week and saw several kokanee rods there...
I was told that they are popular and sell out every year. The price is pretty good but not the shipping...