Sage R8 Core Fly Rod

• Revolution 8 Technology
• Silver Pine blank color
• Slate primary thread wraps with graduated White and Grey trim
• Fuji ceramic stripper guides with hard chromed snake guides and tip-top
• Black rod bag with new cord lock for quicker, easier, and cleaner storage
• Aluminium rod tube with Sage medallion 3wt - 6wt  
• Sustainable Ziricote wood insert with anodized aluminum up-locking reel seat
• Premium Flor grade snub-nose half-wells cork handle 5wt - 9wt
• Corrosion resistant anodized aluminum reel seat
• Premium Flor grade full-wells cork handle with cork/EVA fighting butt
• Integrated "hidden" reel seat hook keeper.

Most salt rods are built for pure power and ultimate strength—that is table stakes for the venue and the discipline. With our new R8 graphite, adding 25% more strength-per-weight was the easy part—a simple function of material advancement—but one that also increased the fight in the rod even down to our six-weight. We increased the pure pulling power without the need to add more material, fillers or reinforcement. The outcome is simple, providing the ability for faster landing times - reducing fish fatigue and catch-and release stress on ever so delicate ecosystems.

More strength and fight were an obvious upgrade, yet few salt rods, especially in the heavier weights, achieve the importance of feel for fine touch shots and precise presentations. Shaping a taper that brought this increased touch into the equation took more time. Yet after a long residence in the birthplace of saltwater fly fishing, and working directly with the experienced guides there, our rod designers found the right profile and fiber alignment that delivered strength, fine touch presentation, and a more intuitive sweet spot to a class of rods that have long had a reputation as unwieldy, unforgiving, and difficult. With the SALT R8, gone are the days of sacrificing the feel and touch in your saltwater rod.