Something interesting for all…
http://planettrout.wordpress.com/2010/08/17/sage-freshwater-rods-2011/
PT/TB 
It’s about time Sage updated their old lineup!
Probably great sticks, but too spendy for me. I won’t go there.
Very cool! Anyone know if the VXP is replacing the VT?
That would be my guess. The VT2 has been around for awhile, and it’s the next in line for updating.
This should say something interesting for all those who like a rod that mimics a broom handle with snake guides. There’s nothing interesting at all for those of us who like a slow rod at Sage. 
pspaint you don’t NEED any more rods!!!
I heard it was basically a reisssue of the old XP blank with new hardware. Anyone know the story?
I have heard some refer to certain models as “telephone poles”…different strokes for different folks…
PT/TB
Is that a new logo I see?
Yup. That is what it says in the beginning of the article…new logo.
Broom handle to one man, a fast action rod to another.
Slow rod to one man, a wet noodle to another.
What make/model do you consider “slow”?
Good luck, Tony
pspaint you don’t NEED any more rods!!!
Bite your tongue, Dave. You can never have enough rods! lol. If it’s XP-ish it would be pretty sweet.
What make/model do you consider “slow”?
I’m guessing he means LL, SPL, SLT slow.
I want to know where I can get a double taper line for the 1680-4 Xi3?
There hasn’t been a slow graphite rod made to my knowledge for quite some time now. If there has, I’d like to know about it. Orvis’ original “Trout” 8’ 6 weight is a nice slow rod for graphite standards. Mine is from ‘79. I haven’t played with the newer versions of the “Trout” that were made in the 90’s and early 2000’s, but can say that all of Orvis’ rods in the “superfine” series that I came to love in the 80’s became medium and fast actioned rods when they went to the sanded and painted blanks. Don’t even want to talk about the Trout Bum superfines they make today. They’re a disgrace to the superfine name.
Orvis Trident TL 8’4" 3 weight is a nice slow rod, as is the “Tippet” 7’6" 3 weight.
As far as your wet noodle analogy, I’d suggest that you’ve never had the pleasure of casting a well designed slow action fly rod if that’s your impression of a slow rod.
Can’t call a fast rod a broom handle? Can’t call a slow rod a wet noodle? 
Maybe, but a broom handle is much closer to a fast rod than a wet noodle is to even the slowest fishing rod in the world.
i like how Sage considers the new $500 VXP rod a mid-priced rod. do so many people have that much disposable money to spend on sage rods or winston or etc?
[QUOTE=Slate_Drake_9;381930]There hasn’t been a slow graphite rod made to my knowledge for quite some time now. If there has, I’d like to know about it.
The TFO rod the company donated as raffle prize to the Michigan fish-in was used for the distance casting competition is definately a slow graphite rod. Unfortunately I can’t recall the model. Those who do some casting with grass or glass were much more comfortable with it than the fast rod guys.
I must be missing something. What does that logo represent?