Yeah, finances are pretty prohibitive. I have a broken St. Croix rod of the same weight, and I'm having trouble sending it in for warranty (I can't find the receipt but I have the warranty card and other paperwork) and I can't really afford to go Sage right now, maybe in the future. I've just been out of a flyfishing rod for about two weeks now and I'm going nuts. I don't want the right rod, I want the right now rod.

Darn that nefarious carp and "high stick" reaction while landing him!