The Sage Bluegill Fly Rod, with its own custom Sage Floating Fly Line, is the newborn little brother of the immensly successful Sage Bass Fly Rods. Patterned on the same concept, the 7' 11" Bluegill is still powerful, but scaled down for throwing flies and poppers to smaller bass and panfish. Many of us live, and fish, where big bass are a rarity, and smaller, wilier black bass, smallmouth, crappie and bluegill are the norm. We don't cast giant frog patterns to these fish; smaller flies are often more successful, and that's where the Bluegill is fast and accurate. The Bluegill's compact length, and rugged design, make it a hook setting, fish fighting machine, and it can yank even sizable fish from cover. Read the Complete review on the Sage Bass Rods!
You’d need to use an 11 line saltwater big game rod that weighs 2 ounces more to approximate the power generated by these little, 7’11” dynamos and it still wouldn’t turn over flies or fight fish as well! The Smallmouth and Largemouth Fly Rods, and, now, the lighter Bluegill are extremely fast and stiff, and with their short length, are powerful levers for hooking and turning fish quickly, when you need to. For example, if you’ve had some experience fishing frog patterns for largemouth in weed cover, you know it’s difficult getting the hook set, let alone pulling a big girl out once she’s in there. As Tony Soprano would say, “fugedaboudit!” You’re nine foot, eight weight rod has maybe one chance in ten. The Sage Bass Fly Rods should up those odds considerably. The small, yet powerful stature of these two rods enables them to cast massive, short belly lines with a single backcast and turn over big flies very accurately at short to medium distances. Their true advantage comes into play when we seek big predators that like to hang out around structure, whether in fresh or saltwater. The Smallmouth and Largemouth rods, with their short length, lightness, and slender, comfortable grips are a joy to cast and put the fun back into fly fishing. A new, yet indispensible tool for any serious bass, mangrove, float tube, canoe or kayak fly angler.
After working with a small, tight-lipped group of serious bass anglers, we've developed three rods that can drop a hair frog or an air-light diver with pinpoint accuracy and hardly a ripple on the water. From a fly fishing perspective, we’re talking about effortlessly pushing big, wind-resistant bugs into tight quarters. Available in three models, Bluegill (new this year), Smallmouth and Largemouth, rods measure 7'11", which slides them just under the strict bass tournament rules for rod length. Additionally, both rods are sold with custom bass taper flylines and a travel case for protection. When used outside the bass fishing world, we strongly recommend them for probing the mangroves or throwing huge flies for pike and muskies MODELS NEWER! Sage Bluegill 7' 11" 230 grains Sage Smallmouth BASS 7’11” 290 grains Sage Largemouth BASS 7’11” 330 grains The use of the names Largemouth and Smallmouth, while species specific in the literal sense, should be purveyed as Heavy Duty and Light Duty in the uses and purpose of each rod model. As such, the Largemouth version has been put to use in backcountry mangroves for snook, redfish and small Tarpon, and in freshwater for Bass, Pike and Muskies. The Smallmouth BASS Rod is perfect for Smallies, White Bass, as well as Largemouth Bass where moderate size bass bugs are put to use. Kayak anglers will find either 4 piece rod easy to stow aboard their craft and the shorter angling lever will make landing fish alongside the craft an easier task than with longer rods. Each rod and line has been designed for easy casting and fishing pleasure for all fly anglers or anyone who has ever wanted to catch a bass on a fly rod. The specialized WF lines are identified using the grain weight of the first 30’ of line. These bulky lines are designed for aggressively turning over stocky leaders and the most wind resistant flies and bugs. Running line is oversized for the easy handling in all weather conditions. Experienced anglers will find these rods adaptable to all casting styles. Sinking line used with these rods should approximate the grain weight silkscreened on each rod. “For years I have watched fly anglers struggle trying to throw air resistant bugs. I honestly felt as exhausted as the casters themselves, and I WAS ONLY WATCHING! I couldn’t stand this anymore…I had to create a better way, and now the work is done. Today is yesterday’s tomorrow. The future is here. Go now and fish with ease, and let me rest my weary eyeballs.” -Jerry Siem 8-28-07
