Discontinued Sage vantage 804-2 or a current St Croix imperial .Both are dollars difference in price.Would the sage bother you being discontinued.
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Discontinued Sage vantage 804-2 or a current St Croix imperial .Both are dollars difference in price.Would the sage bother you being discontinued.
Thomas,
Nope, not at all. Except for my bamboo rod, I fish Sage rods. Over the years almost all of them have become discontinued as Sage updates their line of rods. I don't always understand why they make some of the changes but they make such great rods I just go with it. But, while they discontinue rods they do still repair/replace those rods when and if they break. If they ever stop doing that for a particular rod then they will upgrade you to another rod for a fraction of the cost. They are a very good company. That said, some of my friends really like their St Croix rods and St Croix does make a good rod. So it just comes down to which rod and rod company you want to fish with.
Larry ---sagefisher---
Are you buying a name or a rod? Cast both and buy the one you can cast or feels the best for you.
I own a Sage RPL - an older model for sure. I love how it fishes, I have broken the rod four times and always had a pleasant experience with warranty from Sage. I have since received a St. Croix Imperial 9ft 5wt rod and now fish with it exclusively as I love the action and the rod in general. I can't compare it to the Sage rod you mentioned but I know the St. Croix does everything I've ever asked for from a utility rod: delicate dries, heavy, multi-fly nymph rigs and streamers. This rod gets it done. Good luck on you selection.
I completely edited this post ,I had done some swap trading with Dave at trade stuff.com and contacted him and bought back my St Croix 764-4 legend ultra.I have a sneaky suspicion St Croix will reintroduce this rod in a different for and in case mine breaks it can be replaced.I just like a 7'6" 4 weight in our mountain streams here in NC and this will save wear and tear on my two Loomis' 4 weights that are no longer made.