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Any color you want as long as it flamed.Ouch....yes it is.
Any color you want as long as it flamed.Ouch....yes it is.
lol!! How flamed might be a question to be asked!!!Any color you want as long as it flamed.
Thanks for the feedback. I should just build a couple fly rods, I've built a lot of casting and spinning St Croix rods in the past. For some reason I'm leaning towards a built rod from the warranty standpoint if I'm ever on a trip and need a replacement. Been looking a lot at Sage. I'll check into Redington. Echo also seems to be a up and coming company. Still love my St Croix too though. Too many choices and not enough money!Thanks Outback! I'm not a rod expert but the TFO BVK series is highly regarded, been wanting to buy a BVK blank and build a rod. The BVK is at a little higher price point than the Finesse though. TFO site lists that Finesse around $200, that's not bad but I guess you need a reel and line so that is gonna push $400 like you said. Redington makes decent rods at reasonable prices. A buddy of mine who's a little more in tune with rod capabilities is complaining that most of the manufacturers are building the blanks a little softer/slower action because it's easier to cast, and fast actions are getting hard to find.
Check your bank account for the SAGE, but they are fine rods. I wanted a Sage One blank for my intended build but the blank alone is over $400.......Been looking a lot at Sage.........Too many choices and not enough money!
Cabelas has some great Sage deals right now.Check your bank account for the SAGE, but they are fine rods. I wanted a Sage One blank for my intended build but the blank alone is over $400.
I know what you mean on the choices/money.....every time I get a new rod I'm already looking at what I want next.
No, my cousin's boy whacked that with a bow out of their pond/lake. That one was about 45 pounds, he also whacked one that was 56 pounds. These fish are visible this time of year so I'm going to try to make a couple of trips up to give them a try. Going up this weekend to fish and hopefully see the eclipse in totality.Did you haul that in on a fly rod?!?!?!?!?!?! Good grief...talk about fresh water bonefish....only bigger!!!
I bought three rods to take up north with me this summer. The BVK was in a 6 weight and I found it too soft for my purposes, we were chunking some big lamprey and smolt patterns for trout, but it was fine for grayling. I bought a used 9-6 7wt sage vpx and was my favorite of the bunch. The 9wt st croix was a little slow as well and you had to double haul to really load it well and get any distance. I like fast rods and loner 9-6 to 10 footers and fish primarily older sage RPLX's when I'm serious. The early trout fishing was very good this year, but the silvers never showed before I flew home. Ebay has some good deals on used rods if you don't mind used and I personally don't, some of them clearly have never been loved.Cabelas has some great Sage deals right now.
Shizam.