That appears to be true but let's face it, at nearly $500 a pop for a finished rod they kinda priced themselves out of contention. A lot of fishermen struggle with Loomis, Lamiglas, St. Croix prices. For Sage to go above and beyond by $100+ .....well, many just drew a line in the sand.

I still love the 2 I wrapped though(290F & SP196) and have no regrets with the purchase of the blanks. Customizing and doing my own saved me quite a bit off the finished product price.