Sage SLT vs Cabela's LST

[ducksterman]

Aside from the similarity of the initials....Does anyone have a comparison between the Sage SLT vs Cabela's LST?
Some of the descriptions suggest a similarity.

[Joe Valencic]

I own the LST in 4-piece 7wt and can only describe it as ...SHWEEEEEEEEEEET! The 25 year warranty's not too shabby either. Light as a feather, which matters to me for all day fishing for steelhead. Got it with the CSR reel.

Joe

[Gramps]

One costs way more?

[ducksterman]

One costs way more?

Yep, one of the reasons I'm asking.

[Joe Valencic]

Let's see, SLT =$625, LST = $180

Easy choice for some, difficult for others.

What is the ultimate goal for this purchase?

Regardless of which way you go, some will call you extravagant and others will call you cheap and/or ill-informed. Looks like you have a tough choice.

MY opinion: buy the LST and take a nice mini-vacation with the price difference to break it in . I'm not a good enough caster or fisherman to appreciate a $625 rod. I can buy a boat around here for that kind of money.

Joe

[PaGuy]

UMM isnt the SLT a Med Fast rod and The LST a Fast action rod??????

Your kinda comparing apples to oranges, the Slt is comparable to the SLI. The LST is like the z-Axis

[ducksterman]

UMM isnt the SLT a Med Fast rod and The LST a Fast action rod??????

Your kinda comparing apples to oranges, the Slt is comparable to the SLI. The LST is like the X-Axis

Just the kind of stuff I wanted to know...

Actually, I have a Z-Axis[I think that's what you meant] and a SLT [compliments of folks on this BB offering good deals]...but I "need" another rod....and obviously the LST could be a bargin...so I'm trying to see what to compare it too...I can't do a test run....

[PaGuy]

yea I meant Z-axis, I was probably thinking Xp-Z-axis and it came out x-axis

[mosca seca]

The Cabela's LST is manufactured overseas and the Sage SLT is made in Washington? Pretty big difference if you ask me.

[Joe Valencic]

The Cabela's LST is manufactured overseas and the Sage SLT is made in Washington? Pretty big difference if you ask me.

I presume you mean the overseas rod is inferior to the domestic rod, so I will ask this question. If it's inferior, why would a US based retailer (Cabelas in this case) offer an unconditional 25 year warranty on it? Seems to me that if it's inferior, they should offer 90 days or one year at the most.

Joe