Forgot I had this….

[Porter2]

Buried under a couple long rod tubes.
17 fly rods total. So embarrassing. Or not Sage RP 896-4. Every guide has a trim wrap too.

 

[Porter2]

Oops 18 rods.

 

[Stonedfish]

Nice find.
RP, first made in what, early 80’s?
SF

 

[Porter2]

Yep. A bit of a noodle.

 

[Porter2]

I was gonna put a line on it and cast it but I’ll wait til I get down to the lake and try it out. ( I forget but think it casted better with a 9 weight line).

 

[Buzzy]

Yep. A bit of a noodle.

I thought "RP" meant reserve power, noodle or are you joshing us?

 

[RCF]

Compared to many current models it is a noodle...

 

[Stonedfish]

So RP means Requires Power or Removed Power?
SF

 

[Porter2]

Compared to many current models it is a noodle...

Bingo

 

[Buzzy]

Compared to many current models it is a noodle...

ah so desuka!

 

[Bambooflyguy]

RP=really purty! Nice rod Pat!

 

[Bucktrout]

I have a RP 696-2 from the mid 1980s, always cast better with a 7 WF line. Beautifully finished rod for sure. Excellent summer steelhead rod on the D back in the days when I could wade that river. Now it is just gathering dust. Sad.

 

[O' Clarkii Lewisi]

I have a RP 696-2 from the mid 1980s, always cast better with a 7 WF line. Beautifully finished rod for sure. Excellent summer steelhead rod on the D back in the days when I could wade that river. Now it is just gathering dust. Sad.

Back in the day, you had to oversize the lines with Sage rods. Now the line manufacturers do it for us.
Just looking at that rod makes my shoulder sore, but in a good way.