I've cast it with both a regular weight line, and a half sized heavier line. Both feel fine to me. I get a little more feel out of the 1/2 size up line, but I havn't put these lines through fishing situations yet, just test casting. I can see the point of going a half size heavier on any fast action rod; it gives you more of a feel in your back cast, and it makes close in casting especially a little more "cast" like, if you know what I mean. I think the reviewer was a little overly critical by incessantly pointing out that the ONE wanted to cast ALL the line ALL the time. What's wrong with the line shooting through your guides??? On every cast with any rod you run the risk of overshooting your target unless you control your slack line with your free hand, and lighten up your stroke. This seemed to be his most overt criticism and I don't think it is warranted or sensical. Peel off 30' of line and lay it on the ground beside your Sage LL and make a full casting stroke, see if all 30 ft casts out. Just target your distance and pinch off the slack line, there is no issue here IMO.
Regardless of which line you use, you will find one of the reviewers points to be true...machine like accuracy and cast duplication over and over. I was hitting pie-plate sized targets EASILY, probably 90% at 30 and 50'. Probably 50% or better at 70' with most hitting within a couple of feet. I think I was using the heavier line when I was putting it to the accuracy test, but the other seemed just as accurate with a little less feeling.
