What kind of tips are you going to be throwing w/ this rod? The sage is fine for a floating line but doesn't do really good for heavy winter tips. I have friends that have the Sage you guys are talking about and I have a Gloomis 14' #9/10, and we both agree that the Loomis is a better winter run rod. The Sage just doesn't have enough power to lift a 16' 400 grain tip out of the water. If you are just going to be fishing summer fish w/ a floating line, then the slow action rods are great. Hope this helps.

Tim

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