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The new flagship sage fly rod is here and in stock now. learn more about the latest revolution in fly-rod design.
MADE FOR FISHING, NOT JUST CASTING
For decades, Sage has remained on the forefront of premium fly-rod design and performance. The Sage R8 CORE Fly Rodis the result of the latest revolution in graphite technology, allowing for maximum versatility and control.
From panfish to permit and everything in between, the Sage R8 CORE Fly Rod provides effortless power, supreme feel, and the ability to throw any fly, anywhere, with confidence.
Available in 3- through 9-weights in a variety of lengths.
MSRP: $1,050
Sage R8 Core Fly Rod
For most of us, an idyllic day on the water is not when we’re thinking more, but when we’re thinking less. Finding that state of fishing in the moment, where instinct and experience bring us to an almost zen-like awareness of each subtle motion and movement—that’s what R8 is all about. It’s not a race, but a state we all aim to reach out on the water. With R8, Sage enhances that two-way connection from hand to fly and back for greater feel, flow, and control.
R8 Core is a rod family focused on maximum versatility and applies new revolutionary material technology through Sage's forward-thinking lens, where one rod needs to show even greater range. At its Core, R8 Core traces a direct lineage to Sage’s multi application vision, one shaped by the fishing evolutions happening all around us—from habitats we stalk and waters we frequent, to the flies we fish and the diversity of species we now target.
Coming in a range from 3-weight to 9-weight, with a variety of lengths from 8'6" to 10'0", there's sure to be a model to fit the core needs of every freshwater angler.
Features
3-WEIGHT through 6-WEIGHT
5-WEIGHT through 9-WEIGHT
Elongated energy transfer shifts the sweet spot closer to the hand creating a more natural extension of your arm for greater range, quicker reactivity and less wasted effort.
The advanced, leading-edge material behind R8 enables Sage to shape a rod with a stiffer, stronger backbone but a more sensitive tip and more connected feel. The secret is twofold. First, a proprietary aerospace composite with a greater hoop strength enables Sage to dimensionally grow taper diameter more quickly from the tip—while a nano-sintered resin application increases axial resilience and allows us to pack more fiber into the blank, resulting in that true two-way connection from hand to fly and back for greater feel, flow and control.
Advanced nano-sintered resin application and a more resilient axial fiber allow us to re-profile the dimensional taper to get thicker quicker from tip to butt, resulting in better energy transfer and greater feel; simply put, it's a better and more efficient "wiring" of energy.
Advanced hoop fibers hold blank in optimal cylindrical shape creating greater circumferential strength - continuously maintaining the inherent blank strength while actively engaged or under tension.
