Hi,

I'm thinking about buying a 1wt set up for fishing small water. I had the opportunity to fish some small headwater streams with heavy overgrown banks. I was fishing my 3wt with a double taper line and just had a tough time. My two friends were both using light weight set ups. One of them had a Sage SLT 1 wt and the other a Sage SP 0 wt, both rods were 8 ft long. They were having a much easier time and both caught more fish then I did. I felt I was spooking the fish as soon as the line landed on the water when I wasn't pulling it out of the trees. I also tried both rods and they were so easy to cast.

I looked in a few of my catalogs and didn't see very many options other then Sage. I know I would be happy with a Sage but $ 500.00 for a rod is a bit more then I would like to spend. Please provide me with some feedback on the lighter weight rods as well as some possible options to purchase.

Thanks

Steve.