This is Sage's newest design in fast action rods, and they get our vote as Sage's best new product in years.
Sage's new XP rods were a huge hit in 2000, in 2001 they added several new rods to the line-up. This is Sage's newest design in fast action rods, and they get our vote as Sage's best new product in years. They are very light in actual weight, but more importantly, the slim blank profile and lightweight guides make the rod feel very light in the hand. They generate lots of line speed and will cast long distances with little effort, but they are also very smooth at shorter distances. We have found that many rods will handle two line sizes very effectively. Despite what Sage says, some anglers will want to shift up to the larger line size to get the rod to load more easily at shorter distances. We have indicated our line size choices in the tables linked above, or scroll down for George's complete review of the XP rods.
