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Originally Posted by ffffg
as i said i just ordered a sage ds.. so this of little importance to me.. but im curius about a local sage dealer heres' statements.... he told me the sage launch was weak.... i asked what he meant and he said it doesnt have real power.. im not relating exactly what he said but i think that is the gist of what he was saying.. is the sage launch a good pole for the money, not really stepping up to the sage 600 dollar rods?. which i could understand.. .. or is this dealer pushing for the 615 dollar sales.. or maybe he just likes a stiff rod?? there is no way an ameture like me could totally utilize a 615 dollar pole, physically or in hours of use.. also im a traditionalist, that is, if it was good enough to be a nice piece 20 years ago, its good enough for me to use today... i always go with the tried and tru, and wait for the price to drop several years after that.. to each his own, if you like the newest best thats fine.. but this dealer is strongly opinianated, and id like some of your opinions of the weakness of the launch compared to the top end sage poles.. thanks dave..
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That guy is trying to sell the top end stuff and is blowing smoke. The Launch is anything but "weak." While it is not a broom stick like so many of the parking lot rods that are put out lately, it will hold it's own. I can throw sixty feet of line without a thought with my five weight and when I want to double haul, eighty is not a problem. I have not really gone beyond that but I have no doubt with the right timing it would do it just fine. I have caught some large fish also with this rod and it has the power to bring them in quick. It is a medium fast rod with lot's of feel.