North 40 Fly Shop eMagazine February 2016 | Page 8

THE VERDICT

So how does the Pulse stack up against its big brother
the One? The Konetic technology featured in the Sage
One does translate into a slight increase in accuracy and
blank recovery. As the top of the line rod, the One is
clearly the ultra-premium all-rounder Sage fly rod. So
why would you choose the Pulse? Well for starters, you
can own a Pulse for $450, so you’ll hold on to $400. You
will find that the Pulse is a premium fly rod worthy of
any caster. Many casters will actually prefer the action
of the Pulse to the One. If someone had given me the
Pulse instead of an XP back in the day, I would likely
have called it my favorite fly rod. It will do just about
everything you can ask an all-round “workhorse”
rod to do.

VS. THE SAGE ONE

If you are in the market for a premium Sage rod at a
price that’s more comfortable than the $850 you’ll need
to lay out for a Sage One, you should definitely consider
the Pulse. 
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