For close to ten years this Sage rod has sat in my rod rack. It's a splendid piece, and I fished it for several hours yesterday. The rod is a 7' 2 piece for a 3wt line. It has a copper finish which I think is beautiful. The cork handle is flawless and very comfortable. While it can be fished on small streams I purchased the rod to fish on the Farmington river where I fished it yesterday. It did everything I asked of it.
Yellow Sallies...waiting to give these a workout. Tied on size 12 and 14 hooks.
A "spider"....
So Allen, as a loyal follower of your blog, I know you have a "couple" of fly rods. LOL Don't we all?
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Thank you for your terrific blog.
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Prior to my getting Cane and Silk fiberglass rods which are my favorites. My go to rods were an Orvis Superfine "Small Stream Special" a 7' 5wt and a St. Croix Avid 6' 3wt. I really can't give an answer to that Sage question. I'm happy I did.
Amazing photography Alan. Interesting on that Sage. I have a basic Sage, Vantage I believe is the line up name. It's a pleasure to fish. That one is a slowish to medium action, it almost feels like glass. While it fishes any fly... something about it just screams "dry flies please"! Like that beaded spider - gorgeous!
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Will this Sage model is also a bit on the slow side. I haven't tried streamers but dries and soft-hackles work well with it. That shot did come out pretty nice.
Yellow is good whether in the North East or the West.
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Mark yellow like brown is a basic color, especially for brook trout.
Alan, my dad has a Sage TXL 3wt 7'6" with the same finish. I must say it's a pretty sweet casting rod. I wish it was a 6'-6'6" for the water I like to fish. Deadly looking dries too. Looking forward to the report. Cheers.
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Matt I love the finish on that rod. Looking a their website I couldn't find one similar. 6'6" is a good length for small streams. I used those dries twice and a poor response...stay tuned.
Hi Alan, I too have a Sage Cu finish, graphite rod that I haven't used in years. My taste has changed and I no longer care for fast action fly rods. My current favorite, go to outfit, is a 7 1/2 ft HI, Tonka Queen with a Terenzio 6 wt DT artificial silk line spooled on a Medalist 1494. I'm also a fan of Rod Serling.
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John I don't feel my FLi is that fast. Your set up seems like a fine combination. Rod Serling I agree with you and also Alfred Hitchcock..
Alan
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the report on Spider and Yellow Sallies---I had success yesterday with your Soft Hackles---did a post but give no size and color---but I did say the fly that got the attention of the trout was the hackle---thanks for sharing
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Bill I'm glad the soft-hackles worked for you. They are very effective flies. I'll get over to your site and check out your post.