Achewter , I know of a guy that has a old school factory made Sage 286 with the amber colored blank. He bought it to fish the Babine up in BC, & did so for quite a few years. I don't think he fishes it anymore. I'm not sure he whould want to sell it though, he is pretty proud of it .

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Apocalypse Steelheader.
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