Most of my fly rods are St Croix Legend Elite, but I've fished w/ Sages & other rods. While I don't own a Sage now, I will @ some point. As w/ any high end product, there is a name component to the pricing, but it is also true that w/ a lot of fly fishing equipment you get what you pay for. There are a number of more than adequate fly rods in the $100 - $200 range. but there is a noticable difference when you move up to the $300 - $600 models. I like St Croix because they cast & feel as nice as some rods twice their price, their customer service is outstanding & I spend a fair amount of time in Park Falls WI. That being said, there is a similar bump up to more expensive rods. As my casting prowess & disposible income improve, I will own Sage & one or two other manufacturers, but for now, St Croix does quite well for me.
J > Well, it is a lot like cars. You can still get there in an old Toyota > like > I have but a nice new sports car is better and feels totally different. I > have a couple of Sages and Winstons. I also have one I made, a few > others. > I have caught fish on all of them. But they do perform differently. > > Mike > > On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Chuck Alexander < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Folks: I just downloaded and started watching a video called “Sage Fly >> Rods: Made in America” and it takes you on a tour of their factory, >> which >> is on an Island just off Seattle Washington, and tells about how great >> the >> fly rods are etc. Are their flyrods REALLY “THAT GOOD”?? Are they REALLY >> worth the prices they charge?? I have never casted one, but I have >> always >> told ppl that I think I’d put my $100 St Croix “Premier” against any rod >> on >> the market. And the Bamboo rod Tony built for me puts that St. Croix to >> shame. But that is sorta comparing apples to oranges to me, the bamboo >> vs. >> the Graphite rod, cause they are just totally different in their action >> etc. But anyway, the cheapest Sage I have seen, I believe is about $300 >> And that is for their “entry level” rods. Are they REALLY worth the >> money >> or is it like a lot of things and you are paying for that “name brand”?? >> Thanks, Chuck >> >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" >> group. >> >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en >> >> VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> "VFB Mail" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > Mike Bliss > Aloha from Hawaii > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
