Salt R8 890-4 9'0" 8-Weight 4-Piece Fly Rod

The Sage Salt R8 890-4 9'0" 8-Weight 4-Piece Fly Rod is an all-around bonefish rod from the Bahamas, Christmas Island, Belize, Mexico, and The Florida Keys. It is also an all-around redfish rod from the Gulf Coast to the Atlantic Coast and oyster beds to spartina grass. This model also works as a flats sight fishing striper rod from the estuarian mud flats of coastal Maine to expansive white sand flats of Cape Cod. Most salt rods are built for pure power and ultimate strength—that is table stakes for the venue and the discipline. With Sage's new R8 graphite, adding 25% more strength-per-weight was the easy part—a simple function of material advancement—but one that also increased the fight in the rod even down to their six-weight. Sage increased the pure pulling power without the need to add more material, fillers or reinforcement. The outcome is simple, providing the ability for faster landing times - reducing fish fatigue and catch-and release stress on ever so delicate ecosystems.

More strength and fight were an obvious upgrade, yet few salt rods, especially in the heavier weights, achieve the importance of feel for fine touch shots and precise presentations. Shaping a taper that brought this increased touch into the equation took more time. Yet after a long residence in the birthplace of saltwater fly fishing, and working directly with the experienced guides there, Sage's rod designers found the right profile and fiber alignment that delivered strength, fine touch presentation, and a more intuitive sweet spot to a class of rods that have long had a reputation as unwieldy, unforgiving, and difficult. With the Salt R8, gone are the days of sacrificing the feel and touch in your saltwater rod. The advanced, leading-edge material behind R8 enables Sage to shape a rod with a stiffer, stronger backbone but a more sensitive tip and more connected feel. The secret is twofold. First, a proprietary aerospace composite with a greater hoop strength enables Sage to dimensionally grow taper diameter more quickly from the tip—while a nano-sintered resin application increases axial resilience and allows Sage to pack more fiber into the blank, resulting in that true two-way connection from hand to fly and back for greater feel, flow and control.

Features:

• 25% Greater Strength Per Rod
• More Intuitive Sweet Spot and Touch
• Saltwater Specific Guide Set
• Heavy-Duty Reel Seat
• Revolution 8 Technology
• Tempest Blue Blank Color
• Slate Primary Thread Wraps with Graduated White and Grey Trim
• Titanium Fuji K-Guide Ceramic Stripped Guides with Oversized Hard Chromed Snake Guides and Tip-Top
• Laser Etched Line Weight on Slide Band
• Black Rod Bag with New Quick-Tie Cord Lock
• Aluminum Rod Tube with Sage Medallion
• Premium Flor Grade Full-Wells Cork Handle with EVA Fighting Butt
• Heavy-Duty Anodized Aluminum Up-Locking Reel Seat with Integrated Hidden Hook Keeper in Reel Seat
• Made in the USA

Specifications:

• Model: SALT R8 890-4
• Line Size: 8 wt.
• Rod Length: 9'0"
• Handle: Full-Wells with EVA Fighting Butt
• Color: Tempest Blue
• Pieces: 4
• Physical Weight: 4 oz.
• SKU: 2055-890-4