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fishweewee · 06-01-2004, 08:03 AM

I had a chance to test-cast one of the newer Sage rods (the model # slips my mind but it was a 4 pc 10 weight). Very nice action in middle - the rod seemingly does all the work for you. Was able to reach 70 feet or so (with a floating line) with just one backcast and no hauling.

Only thing was... $650 for the rod (roughly what you would pay for a Charlton 8500 1.2 reel a few years ago!). Ouch. I thought prices were supposed to be coming down with newer competitors in the market.

I guess from a marketing point of view, fly fishing is still a small segment of the overall fishing market.

06-01-2004, 08:03 AM	#12
fishweewee Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: . Posts: 5,935	I had a chance to test-cast one of the newer Sage rods (the model # slips my mind but it was a 4 pc 10 weight). Very nice action in middle - the rod seemingly does all the work for you. Was able to reach 70 feet or so (with a floating line) with just one backcast and no hauling. Only thing was... $650 for the rod (roughly what you would pay for a Charlton 8500 1.2 reel a few years ago!). Ouch. I thought prices were supposed to be coming down with newer competitors in the market. I guess from a marketing point of view, fly fishing is still a small segment of the overall fishing market.