A pretty brown.
I was able to snag one of the new Sage 99 rods from our rep, and finally had a chance to get it out on the river.
When I first heard about a rod that was built primarily for nymphing, I was quite skeptical, and was wondering who would really want a rod like this?
Then I got to fish it. To put it very simply, it does exactly what they say it will do. It's an absolute gun with both overhead and spey casts, and keeps your flies apart from each other while casting, equaling a far more pleasant day with fewer tangles, and keeping your flies in the water.
To put it in context, I also fished a 5 weight Z-Axis today, and managed 3 tangles in 3 hours, while when i was using the 99, not one.
It's a very pretty rod, similar in looks to the XP, and with the extra length makes mending a joke.
What really astounded me more then anything else, was it's ability while roll casting (and single hand spey casting). The ability to roll cast an easy 60-70 feet or a whole lot further, keeping two flies and an indicator apart is something beyond belief, until you try it yourself.
This rod could very well become your primary Bow River Rod, it is simply that good.
We'll have the rods in stock by the first week of November, and are on our online site.
