deceiverbob
Well-known member
Since I have been confined to the house all summer, I decided to reward myself with a new outfit to use when I can get back on the water
One of these arrived today, along with a Galvan T-5 to pair it with.
I went to friend's fishing camp to cast it and while I was rigging up I saw this
It's hard to tell scale in the photo but that hopper is about 2 1/2" long
They are common around the waterfront down here but nothing eats them
On breezy days they are blown into the water frequently and are seen swimming
but they go unharassed by fish and gulls. Apparently they are toxic.
Back to the rod. I didn't spend much time with it as I am still wearing a dressing
on my leg and didn't want to sweat too much. I was impressed by the overall
lightness of the rod and didn't feel the swing weight that others have remarked about
in their reviews. This may be because I have been using 7 & 8 wt rods all during fall through
spring. The swing weight felt more like my 8'-6" ZXL and much lighter than my 9' VXP, but
that's going by memory as I haven't fished those rods for a while,
I hit 60 ft easily with a beadchain weighted #6 redfish fly, though I was hampered somewhat by tall
bankside vegetation that kept grabbing the fly line. Also I think this rod will take some time to learn.
The line I was using is SA's Amplitude smooth infinity. I know it is on the heavy side
but this rod will see use primarily throwing streamers and lightly weighted bonefish flies
for speckled trout and small reds along with bass bugs. When it cools off and I am healed
I intend on casting it with some other 5 wt lines I have spooled, Gold, GPX and a mystery line
I considered a 5 wt bone line but this rod will see more use in the fall and winter than in summer.
This is the first Sage I have purchased while it was in current production since my Xi2s.
One of these arrived today, along with a Galvan T-5 to pair it with.
I went to friend's fishing camp to cast it and while I was rigging up I saw this
It's hard to tell scale in the photo but that hopper is about 2 1/2" long
They are common around the waterfront down here but nothing eats them
On breezy days they are blown into the water frequently and are seen swimming
but they go unharassed by fish and gulls. Apparently they are toxic.
Back to the rod. I didn't spend much time with it as I am still wearing a dressing
on my leg and didn't want to sweat too much. I was impressed by the overall
lightness of the rod and didn't feel the swing weight that others have remarked about
in their reviews. This may be because I have been using 7 & 8 wt rods all during fall through
spring. The swing weight felt more like my 8'-6" ZXL and much lighter than my 9' VXP, but
that's going by memory as I haven't fished those rods for a while,
I hit 60 ft easily with a beadchain weighted #6 redfish fly, though I was hampered somewhat by tall
bankside vegetation that kept grabbing the fly line. Also I think this rod will take some time to learn.
The line I was using is SA's Amplitude smooth infinity. I know it is on the heavy side
but this rod will see use primarily throwing streamers and lightly weighted bonefish flies
for speckled trout and small reds along with bass bugs. When it cools off and I am healed
I intend on casting it with some other 5 wt lines I have spooled, Gold, GPX and a mystery line
I considered a 5 wt bone line but this rod will see more use in the fall and winter than in summer.
This is the first Sage I have purchased while it was in current production since my Xi2s.
