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$585-"$895 ¿¿ 800-533-3004 ¿¿ sageflyfish.com
Sage's latest high-tech graphite rods are smooth, fast-actioned, and extraordinarily light. A 9-foot, 5-weight two-piece weighs about 3 ounces. There are five two-piece models, 27 four-piece, and five Spey versions for line weights 3 through 10.
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How To Choose Flyfishing Gear: Small-Stream Trout/Panfish: Seven- to 9-foot fly rods taking 4- or 5-weight lines will cast any fly you need. Longer versions are easier to cast; shorter versions make more sense on a brushy creek. Note that the superlight zero- to 3-weight rods you may see are more difficult to cast, meaning for experts only. Choose the lightest possible reel that's about 3 inches in diameter and use ample backing under the fly line. Larger Rivers/Lakes/Light Saltwater: A 9-foot, 6-weight is THE all-around rod for trout flyfishing. It's light enough for dry-fly delicacy and heavy enough to throw medium-size streamer flies. It will also work for smaller bass bugs, but larger bugs and big trout streamers cast more easily with a 7- or 8-weight. That same 8-weight will work for pike, salmon, steelhead, bonefish, redfish, and smaller stripers. Match to a quality, large-arbor reel holding at least 100 yards of backing. Big Water/Big Fish: Fly rod sizes 9- to 12-weight match to big stripers, huge salmon, and bigger tarpon. The greater the line weight, the bigger the fly you can cast with it. Nine-foot rods are an industry standard. Reels with sophisticated center-drags, preferably cork-based, will take 200 yards or more of 30-pound-test Dacron backing. -- John Merwin
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