Sage Vxp Spey Rod Review

The xps were classic dry fly rods very popular.

Sage vxp spey rod review.

The cloth bag was reduced quality from earlier sage s and you can now get much better rod tubes than sage s basic aluminium one. The reel seat and insert are fine but no different to my old ll rod. Sage fly rod history chart 1982 2011. Over in twin.

You choose a fly rod with your purpose in mind we ll build it the same way. If you ve got the spare coin a z ax will certainly fit the bill. The z axis rods are sweet. The rplx saltwater rods set the standard for saltwater fly fishing still to this day.

Lots of good options out there in the same price points as sage. Sage is one of the largest and most innovative rod makers so everyone is really excited to see what jerry is going to come up with next. All rods in the series come with a cloth covered rod reel case. As the second longest rod in review is still felt lively and light in your hand.

Given the retail price this rod is quite poor value for the same price loomis offers better components and casts better. The vxp s are brand new this year and i haven t seen one in person. This week we ll take a look at the flagship offerings from two of our favorite rod manufacturers sage and winston. Unless you re a die hard sage guy i d test cast some other rods alongside the vxp s and z s if you can.

Fly rods freshwater saltwater spey sage fly fish. Loomis imx pro and the 11 9 thomas and thomas dna. The fli launch and flight rods were great casters for a fair price. The sage z axis rods were the easiest and nicest casting rods of all.

Sage x vs winston air fly rod review. And then of course there are the haters like my fishing buddy who when i mentioned that i had a new sage x fly rod said meh it looks like a dressed up sage one. The folks on bainbridge island released the sage x early last summer as a replacement to the wildly popular high performance one. What impressed me the most about the sage one 12 6 5 trout spey was its length and power to weight ratio.

Sage vxp fly rods are built with hard chromed snake guides. Posted by freeland wegner june 28 2018. Year model description 1982 rp. The other two trout spey rods that seemed to handle the wind well were the 11 11 g.

When sage changes their flagship rod it s a big deal in the fly fishing industry.