Description
Sage Salt R8 Fly Rod – A powerful tool to tame the wildest fish
With the Sage SALT R8 Fly Rod, gone are the days of sacrificing the feel and touch in your saltwater rod. Power and finesse in one fine fish-taming package.
Most salt rods are built for pure power and ultimate strength—that is table stakes for the venue and the discipline. With the 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 the six-weight. Sage 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, the rod designers at Sage 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 Sage SALT R8 Fly Rod, gone are the days of sacrificing the feel and touch in your saltwater rod.
FEATURES
- Revolution 8 Technology
- Tempest Blue blank color
- Slate primary thread wraps with graduated White and Grey trim
- Titanium Fuji K-Guide ceramic stripper guides with oversized hard chromed snake guides and tip-top
- Laser etched line weight on slide band
- Black rod bag with new quick-tie cord lock for faster, easier, and cleaner storage
- Aluminum rod tube with Sage medallion
- Premium Flor grade full-wells cork handle with EVA fighting butt
- Heavy-Duty anodized aluminum up-locking reel seat with Integrated hidden hook keeper in reel seat
25% MORE PULLING POWER
Greater Pulling power equals more fight for faster landing times and less stress on delicate ecosystems. Enhanced durability and toughness allows blank to withstand more rugged situations and demands of saltwater fishing and travel.
MORE TOUCH
More intuitive sweet spot prioritizes touch and speed for shorter shots and high stakes on-demand casts, bringing feel and presentation 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.
SALTWATER SPECIFIC GUIDE SET
Saltwater-specific titanium Fuji® K-guides resist corrosionand trim rod weight while angled shape prevents snags and tangling in the chaos of the fight. Oversized hard chrome snake guides and tip-top let larger saltwater knots pass with ease.
HEAVY-DUTY REEL SEAT
Heavy-duty reel seat and oversized locking rings keep reel tight to the rod for greater contact, rigidity, and a more dirrect connection when fighting powerful high-stakes fish. Integrated hook keeper at the top of the seat keeps flies closer to the hand for faster reaction capabilities and safer fly storage.
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