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Sage

TCX Fly Rods

Sage's New Ultra-fast action performance rods

These new TCX rods are strong, powerful rods right at the upper limit of stiffness for each line class. Some anglers will want to go up one line size to get these rods to perform better at short to medium distances. The TCX rods are a nice step up from the old TCR rods, using new generation 5 technology to give us very powerful rods that are very light in weight. These rods are great tools for skilled casters and they re-define extreme distance with very high line speed. Firing tight loops at long distances seems easy, even into a strong wind. They also have plenty of power to chuck big streamers or multiple nymphs with a lot of lead. The color is an attractive Olive/Lime. The 4,5 and 6-weight rods come with beautiful wood seats and uplocking nickel silver hardware. The larger rods, from size 7 up come with a brownish gold annodized seat ideal for saltwater use, along with a short extension butt.

Xi 3 Rods

The New Saltwater Standard From Sage

This saltwater fast action rod storms the beach in 2010 for Sage. Sage uses their exclusive SaltH20 technology for superior tracking and lerss wasted energy in the casting stroke. SaltH20 also creates a rod with extreme strength to fight large fast running fish. You can get your Permit to the boat in a safe amount of time and still not worry about a broken rod in the process. One of the first things noticeable when picking these rods up is the brilliant color scheme. The pacific-blue shaft and electra blue trim wraps/ cobalt blue primary wraps really are impressive and still maintain the traditional Sage look. All models have saltwater safe black anodized reel seats, cork and EVA fishting butt, easy-grip, heavy-knurled lock rings, and full wells cork-grips. A lifetime warranty is also included.

Z-Axis Fly Rods

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Light and smooth casting. A winner!

Sage went back to the drawing board to create the incredible new Z-Axis Series Fast Action Rods. By improving the entire rod-building process, they created a rod that's significantly lighter, stronger and easier to cast for anglers of all skill levels. These Z-Axis rods are the best casting rods we've seen from Sage for a long time and a big improvement over the old XP. They are not only extremely light in weight, but they are delightfully smooth rods to cast with tremendous power and accuracy at all ranges. The 9 foot #5 Z-Axis was our 5-Weight Shootout winner, outclassing 16 of the best 5 line rods in the world. If you are looking for one of the best all around premium rods out there, this is it! All rods come with a case and cloth bag.

ZXL Fly Rods

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Smooth, light rods for delicate presentatons

The new ZXL rods are significantly lighter, stronger and easier to cast for everyone who enjoys the relaxed casting rhythm of a smooth progressive taper. Through the miracle of our G5 process, we were able to remove every gram of unnecessary material from each blank and replace traditional glass hoop fibers with lighter, more responsive graphite. These are wonderful rods for smaller streams, spring creeks, and tailwaters where accuracy and delicate presentations are the rule. A great replacement for the SLT rods. The 9 foot #4 was especially outstanding.

TXL Fly Rods

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Wonderful rods for smaller water!

These are the cream of the crop of shorter, extremely light weight fly rods. Combine near weightlessness with a groundbreaking level of performance, and the result is Sage's TXL Series rods. Through their exclusive Generation 5 Technology, Sage has built an amazingly light fly rod, ideal for those small streams where you are casting shorter distances with small flies and fine tippet. Sage has revolutionized our thinking about light line rods by offering these rods in OO0 or "triple-ought" line weight, as well as 00, 0, 1,2, and 3 . If you are a small stream fanatic, you'll love these TXL rods. The most amazing thing is how well these work on bigger water too, or anytime you need to fish tiny flies and small tippet. Our favorites for Western fishing are the #2 and #3 line sizes, especially when you have to contend with strong wind. On a calm days though, the "ought series" rods are a ton of fun.

Sage Bass Fly Rods

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Good for bass but also great for chucking big streamers for trout!

After working with a small, tight-lipped group of serious bass anglers, Sage has developed two new rods that can drop a hair frog or an air-light diver with pinpoint accuracy and hardly a ripple on the water. From a fly fishing perspective, we’re talking about effortlessly pushing big, wind-resistant bugs into tight quarters. Available in two models, Smallmouth and Largemouth, both rods measure 7'11", which slides them just under the strict bass tournament rules for rod length. Additionally, both rods are sold with custom bass taper flylines and a travel case for protection. Our take is that these will also make dynamite rods with "chuck and duck" lines for throwing big, heavy streamers, especially out of a drift boat. You'll like the price too!

Sage Two-Handed Rods

Cover big water with ease with these light rods

Sage's newly designed Z-Axis two handed rods are now using the generation 5 graphite technology giving us stronger and more powerful rods with a minimum of weight. The Z-Axis models promote enhanced line feel for greater ease and efficency in both modern and traditional casting styles. These various models are some of the very best we've found, and with their four piece configuration make them easy to hand carry these onto the plane with you.