Wanted WTB Sage SLT 4wt 9ft

[kmudgn]

My fishing buddy broke one of my favorite rods and Sage cannot (will not?) repair. I only need the butt section if someone has a rod with a missing tip I can make that work. Rod would need to be shipped to NH.
Looking for Sage SLT 4wt. 9 ft.

 

[Porter2]

Curious. Did Sage offer you an option of buying a new current equivalent rod for $195.00? Not that it would be good as a SLT.

Sage’s list of not repairing certain rods is growing all the time.

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Scroll down to unrepairable to see current rods Sage will not repair.

 

[mark wlker]

Best I can do is offer an "as new" Sage XP 490-4.

 

[kmudgn]

I was unable to get any info from Sage beyond my rod listed as "non-repairable". The list of rods they won't repair anymore is very large. "Lifetime" warranty seems to be lifetime of a typical dog rather than a person. I have stopped buying any new Sage rods. Their crazy retail cost is inflated as you are simply paying for a warranty up front, but as that warranty is worthless overtime and/or has great additional cost for "free" repair to newer rods it appears to me to be a scam.