Sage ONE Elite
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Sage takes its award winning ONE, one better.
It’s an interesting task, to take a fly rod which has been called the best ever made and make it better. Apparently Sage rod designer Jerry Siem felt like a challenge because he’s done just that. Before I give you my thoughts on this rod, I’ll start with a little disclaimer.
This rod is not cheap. I’m sure we will hear about it from the peanut gallery. I’ve written plenty about cheap rods and I’ll write more in the future. If you’re not interested in an expensive rod, stop reading now. If, however, you are at the point in your fly fishing where you are interested in investing in something really nice for yourself, or a lucky loved one, read on.
The Sage ONE Elite is a 9′ 5 wt limited edition version of the lauded ONE series with a few very special tweaks. It features all of the same basic elements that make the ONE what it is. It is a very high modulus carbon fiber rod which is extremely light with a very fast recovery rate. Sage called this combination of material and process, Konnetic Technology. I have no idea what that means but I can tell you this ...
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