New sage coming out soon?

Jake said:
Got a chance to cast the 6 and 7 weight versions of this new rod over the weekend.

The Sage Salt R8 6 and 7 would be great here on the Puget Sound for salmon and cutthroat, and would be excellent for bonefish. Definitely flats-focused rods as they're lighter and more responsive and nimble than other Sage saltwater rods.

For those folks uninterested in newer/more expensive rods, don’t buy them. For those interested in a rod far and away better than the X or Salt HD for flats/Puget Sound fishing, these are definitely worth a look.
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How was the size of the stripping guides compared to previous Sage models? Still small or similar to rods with larger stripping guides like Scott?
Thanks
SF
 
Stonedfish said:
How was the size of the stripping guides compared to previous Sage models? Still small or similar to rods with larger stripping guides like Scott?
Thanks
SF
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They're hard chrome and angled and, while I didn't have my Scott rods there, upon reflection they seemed similar in size to the guides on same-weight Sage Salt rods but smaller than those on my Sectors.

I really wish Sage would oversize the stripping guides on all their salt rods. I'm not a great caster, so I don't see much advantage to the smaller guides, but I have definitely had moments when I was glad the larger stripping guides on my Sectors could pass a momentary tangle/loop.

That said, I was impressed by how light to swing and fish these rods were, and part of that comes from "smaller" guides.
 
Sweet, that only means 20 more years until R8 technology trickles down to Sage rods that I feel comfortable spending money on *ahem heavily discounted and discontinued rods*
 
You can match your new R8 Salt with a new Enforcer reel…..
Take no prisoners! 😉
SF

 
Stonedfish said:
You can match your new R8 Salt with a new Enforcer reel…..
Take no prisoners! 😉
SF

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I was going to rip on all these names Far Bank is coming out with for their gear, then realized the industry as a whole seems to struggle with names. I think it has to do with last-minute panic at the trademark office and an ever-shrinking list of possible names.
 
Jake said:
I think it has to do with last-minute panic at the trademark office and an ever-shrinking list of possible names.
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Im sure this has a lot to do with it, but also the marketing departments. I can't imagine they're attracting the best copy writers with 6 figure salaries.
 
mcswny said:
Im sure this has a lot to do with it, but also the marketing departments. I can't imagine they're attracting the best copy writers with 6 figure salaries.
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Perhaps they should follow the naming practices of the automobile, motorcycle, movie industry. Abandon a respected and beloved brand model (franchise in the movie industry) for a few years, and then resurrect it after a few years, by appending a 'II' behind the model beloved by old-farts pining for their flyfishing glory days. Gotta be easier than actually improving upon flyrod manufacturing/material science technology that's already damn near optimal already.

Very much doubt that would work for Sage X II though.
 
I am going to the ISE show this weekend in Denver, hopefully there will be a Sage dealer. If there is I will check out the latest and greatest.. hopefully a 905.
 
Sounds like Sage backed off the stiff tip surf casting distance model for a more short range castable and accurate flats rod. Lighter weight is fine, but your fly reels will need to balance with it.
I'm sticking with my old NRX and Meridians, which have have these characteristics in spades, plus power.
 
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