As eastern Canada's oldest Sage dealer, we have had the pleasure of carrying these finely crafted fly rods for over 30 years. The name Sage is synonymous with the highest standard of American quality and craftsmanship in the tackle industry and their innovation continues to lead the way in fly rod design and performance. Among the many fine fly rods which we offer, Sage rods have always been our best sellers, and our personal favourites.
R8 Core is a rod family focused on maximum versatility and applies new revolutionary material technology through Sage's forward thinking lens of what they're seeing out on the water 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.
Whether laying down dry flies with finesse or delivering streamers to distant reaches, the SONIC family of rods provides uncompromised versatility, with a balance of power and feel. Delightfully crisp and lightweight, the SONIC has a level of performance that stands out from the crowd with a fast action taper designed to cover a wide range of fishing applications from dry fly, streamers, to nymphing - floating lines to sinking. Built on Konnetic Technology blanks, casts with the SONIC are as intuitive as they are natural - responsive in hand with excellent tracking qualities. Ready for any application the day has in store. Dressed in a Juniper shaft color with Hardwood insert (anodized aluminum matte slate on fighting-butt models), and charcoal thread wraps that blend into the blank accents, the SONIC sports a timeless and elegant look that fits into most any fly fishing environment. Handcrafted in the USA and packaged in a premium rod bag and tube, Sage has pulled out all the stops to create a family of rods ideal for any application – any angler. Cast With Confidence.
Equipped with a high-performance blank (Graphite IIIe), the Foundation has a fast action providing excellent casting power and effortless control. It's the very foundation of what defines a Sage rod — Performance — taking your game to another level. The Foundation series delivers the signature Sage feel. For over 35 years Sage has built performance rods one at a time on Bainbridge Island, WA. The same 27 sets of skilled hands that craft all Sage rods construct the Foundation.
All models include a grey nylon rod tube with a divided liner.
Sage's Foundation series rods combined with a Sage Spectrum C series reel, RIO Gold fly line, backing, W. W. Doak hand-tied tapered leader all professionally installed and ready to fish. A protective rod/reel combo case is included.