Sage Mod

The highly popular Mod, discontinued last year. This was Jerry Siem's last rod design before he retired.

I have one more 390-4 blank to build sometimes this year, and this is my favorite model in the line. This rod can do a little bit of everything when fishing for trout, on smaller to medium sized streams, even larger ones. From dries and long leaders to dry-dropper rigs or euro-nymphing, and small streamers when in need. With the deeper loading action, somewhat like fiberglass, nice loop control and great line speed, this rod is a delight to cast when paired with the right line. The fishability is great since this rod retains the essence of a trout rod by not being a broomstick, yet still having the power to fire out line if you need to reach a distant riser, with good casting skills.

This one was build for a friend here in Romania, troutbum kind of guy and river activist.

Simplicity is complexity resolved, as a great romanian artist once said and the understated appointments on this rod attest that.

Clear silk wraps, black and chrome accents, and a gorgeous NOS vera wood insert from Struble with Bellinger ultralight anodized aluminum hardware.

With painstaking attention to details, this blank got the best treatment available and is as good as it can get in a Sage custom fly rod. I filled up the internet with pics of it and I bet most Sage guys would "die" to own a rod like this. HA!

Tight lines and thanks for looking!