The Sage ONE was introduced to us early on and we were greatly impressed. The first thing the Red's Fly Shop crew noticed about the Sage ONE was the incredible lightweight. We will admit, we were a little skeptical about the power and fishability of the rod after they were able to cut so much weight from its predecessor, the Sage Z-Axis (which was a great rod and this made us even more skeptical). Contrary to what we expected the ONE performs awesome with plenty of backbone and didn't have that wimpy feel that we were afraid of when we felt the mass weight. The line speed is great and this rod rates right up there with most of the premium models in the distance and line speed category.
The Red's Guide Staff has a new love affair. the Sage ONE. Most of our staff has retooled and are now packing the Sage ONE for most applications.
The main thing that this rods seems to excel at is accuracy. It truly does make very straight, accurate casts with very little left/right stray from the target. We do a lot of competitive casting at our facility at Red's and even host some casting tournaments at times and this rod will no doubt become one of the top choices when bragging rights are on the line. We put it through a "ring course" which you can see in the photo gallery. Even out to 60' it held a near perfect line even when we knowingly made some errors.
The only thing to take note of on this rod is that it is a very fast action rod (not unpleasant), but it is fast action which means most of the casting is done with a very short quick tip stroke and not a long relaxed patient drift. This rod is not recommended for beginning anglers or anglers that prefer to feel the rod load under the weight of the line. It is ideal for anglers that like to see their performance with tight loops and high line speed.
The Perfect Line for your New ONE.
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