North 40 Fly Shop eMagazine December 2015 | Seite 19

Sage MOD 6130

››new balance

New for 2016,
the Sage Mod
(moderate action)
is the Sage One's
more balanced,
mellowed out counterpart, built on
Sages Konnetic platform. This rod
is not for distance seekers, but it
will generously uncork casts in the
80ft range paired with the correct
mid-belly line and will launch Skagit
setups equally well. It may take
the Sage junkies a little while to
get on board with the jade colored
blank, but this one is sure to fall
into the sought after Sage category
steelheaders adore, following the
Deathstars and Brownies. The MOD
is one of the more expensive rods in
the line-up, but if you have the extra
coin, why not fish something that will
only get cooler over time?

››premium power

MOD stands for
moderate action.
This thing loads more
deeply than the rods
I'm used to, but then
it unleashes lots of power. If you've been
a spey caster for a long time, before
all the faster action rods took over the
market, you are likely going to love this
one. If you are looking for a premium
scandi rod, the MOD is definitely
worth considering.