Picture: Courtesy of Sage Fly Fishing
In case you thought Sage would take it simple on rod releases after their R8 Core, you had been unsuitable. The famed rod firm simply introduced their latest stick, constructed with the identical Revolution 8 know-how, dubbed the Classic R8.
Sage constructed the Traditional R8 to ship a moderate-action expertise with the newest in supplies.
“The New Traditional R8 rods encourage this measured tempo whereas fishing, permitting anglers to absorb the environment and discover the moments they search,” Sage says on their web site.
The through-line with the Traditional R8 is making a deliberate, slower fishing expertise, particularly round trout. Sage says they’ve additionally discovered a technique to make the most of their Revolution 8 graphite in a manner that makes this high-modulus materials “wish to bend,” which is uncommon for quicker, stiffer rods. On condition that Sage is understood for the velocity of its flagship sticks, it is a little bit of a departure for the corporate. It’s not all that shocking, although, for the reason that fly rod business as an entire is shifting away from ultra-fast sticks.
The Traditional R8 is out there in weights 3 by way of 6, and in lengths of 8′, 8’6″, or 9′.
The rod retails for $975, a bit lower than the $1,050 of the R8 Core.
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