New Sage ONE Elite
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http://www.pitchengine.com/sage/sage-ups-the-ante-with-the-one-elite
The IFTD show is this coming week so the PR people are working full force.
With the upgraded compnents the Sage One Elite 590-4 weighs in at 3 7/16oz while the standard Sage One 590-4 weighs in a 2 3/4oz.
I’ve always been curious how much lighter the new rods was due to new blank technology (Konnectic, Nano Resin, Boron, etc.) versus a change in components.
The biggest weight difference on any of these highest end rods will be felt mostly in the wallet area.
On my last bonefish trip there was an 8 wt. “one” that someone in our group had just purchased.
A couple of us found it in the rod rack at days end and after more than a few beers we started playing around with it and indeed it has a truly light feel to it and a really easy load and launch attitude about it.
We got a couple of the guides down to the beach to give it a workout and see what they thought and those guys gave it a very positive review, not something they offer too often.Would I buy it?
Not right now, I still really like my T@T, but if I were to upgrade I would certainly give it hard look, if you are willing to drop that kind of cash on a “fishing pole” as my wife calls it.Indeed two of my close fishing buddies split a days fishing with it for a try out. Upon returning home they both changed over from a T@T and an RPLXi, both 8wts., to the newer Sage One offering.
I would never consider offering any definitive commentary without first having inspected, cast and fished this fly rod first hand. ::)
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