01-21-2006, 02:58 AM
Fish with what you like and what feels good in your hand. If that means it cost $600 and you can afford it, right on.
I personally love Sage rods and have three. But I did not go for the top end of the spectrum in their lineup. There is no doubt that their top end rods are great but the Launch series feels good to me. So be it.
While it is true that the top end gear is better, I think they have kind of reached a summit of how good they can get with the current materials. Every year a company comes out with something "new" but in the end, the slight improvements are not something that 99.9% of fisherman could even tell were there.
But, the mid end rods are continuously creeping higher and higher in their quality and workmanship.
I would not by any means call myself an expert at this game. I can fish. I can cast. But I am no Lefty Kreh. I fish with the lower end rods and they feel great to me. They cast smoothly and are nice to behold. There are a lot of good servicable rods on the market that wont put you into bankruptcy if the funds are an issue. I say get the best you can afford. Go out and cast many rods in your price range and go for the one that fits your style, regardless what the current trends recommend. You are the one that will be fishing it. Then just go and enjoy this big wonderful world full of fishies.
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I personally love Sage rods and have three. But I did not go for the top end of the spectrum in their lineup. There is no doubt that their top end rods are great but the Launch series feels good to me. So be it.
While it is true that the top end gear is better, I think they have kind of reached a summit of how good they can get with the current materials. Every year a company comes out with something "new" but in the end, the slight improvements are not something that 99.9% of fisherman could even tell were there.
But, the mid end rods are continuously creeping higher and higher in their quality and workmanship.
I would not by any means call myself an expert at this game. I can fish. I can cast. But I am no Lefty Kreh. I fish with the lower end rods and they feel great to me. They cast smoothly and are nice to behold. There are a lot of good servicable rods on the market that wont put you into bankruptcy if the funds are an issue. I say get the best you can afford. Go out and cast many rods in your price range and go for the one that fits your style, regardless what the current trends recommend. You are the one that will be fishing it. Then just go and enjoy this big wonderful world full of fishies.
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