Sage XP

Porter2 · Jul 10, 2023

Sorry my phone was interrupted so many times while trying to post this. So something wrong with this post ?

Is Sage XP A Good Rod? Our Honest Review And Analysis

Is Sage XP a good rod? We put it to the test and share our honest review and analysis. Don't make a purchase until you've read our expert opinion.

spinningpole.com

Jake Watrous · Jul 10, 2023

Weird to see a recent review for a 15 year-old rod.

Yard Sale · Jul 10, 2023

Jake said:
Weird to see a recent review for a 15 year-old rod.

Agreed, but have they made anything significantly better since? That 9'6" 6wt was special. I wouldn't trade my 9'7wt for the world.

Jake Watrous · Jul 10, 2023

Yard Sale said:
Agreed, but have they made anything significantly better since? That 9'6" 6wt was special. I wouldn't trade my 9'7wt for the world.

I think so, but like all things it's a matter of personal preference.

Yard Sale · Jul 10, 2023

Jake said:
I think so, but like all things it's a matter of personal preference.

Fair enough. I haven't bought anything since so I'm no judge.

Of course I'd totally soak up a brownie sage spey review with modern lines....

Stonedfish · Jul 10, 2023

Maybe an AI review?
SF

up2nogood · Jul 10, 2023

Yard Sale said:
Agreed, but have they made anything significantly better since? That 9'6" 6wt was special. I wouldn't trade my 9'7wt for the world.

I wouldn’t trade my XP 2 piece 6 weight either . I’ve casted the newer rods , some are okay , but not having fished with them , can’t say much about them . As the article said the XP does everything it said it did for me . But I have an Echo rod that is hard to beat for the money , and performance.

Merle · Jul 10, 2023

Stonedfish said:
Maybe an AI review?
SF

Yep… I get so many “flyfishing” articles in my Google feed that are so obviously written by bots. They string together random fishing terms like spinning rod pole leader or will talk about the best fishing guide, switching between talking about a person who takes you fishing and the circular thing on the pole that the line goes through all within the same paragraph. What a joke.

Porter2 · Jul 10, 2023

Stonedfish said:
Maybe an AI review?
SF

Did not think of that

Evan B · Jul 11, 2023

Stonedfish said:
Maybe an AI review?
SF

AI review you say?

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Dogsnfish · Jul 11, 2023

I sold my 6wt XP and now regret doing so.......

up2nogood · Jul 11, 2023

Dogsnfish said:
I sold my 6wt XP and now regret doing so.......

I can't imagine selling mine , I’d like a couple more a 4 & 5 weight , if anything just to have them . I don’t see anyone making a great argument about anything Sage has built since is better . Maybe the Z-Axis according to some . I’ll never change from the XP .

Stonedfish · Jul 11, 2023

The bummer about now owning XP's is the repair cost now should you ever break one. $195.00 is ridiculous for something that supposedly had a lifetime warranty at one time.
There is no way I'd pay the price some folks are asking for used XP's knowing those repair costs and a rod last produced in 2006.
They are just trying to drive you towards a new rod, which will happen in my case if I break my XP. It just won't be another Sage that I buy.
SF

Dogsnfish · Jul 11, 2023

up2nogood said:
I can't imagine selling mine , I’d like a couple more a 4 & 5 weight , if anything just to have them . I don’t see anyone making a great argument about anything Sage has built since is better . Maybe the Z-Axis according to some . I’ll never change from the XP .

Agreed. I kept my 5 and 7wt Z's and still use them, the 5 as my float tube rod, and the 7 for bass. I bought a 6wt NRX+ last year and that has eased the pain from the XP.

Mossback · Jul 11, 2023

Stonedfish said:
There is no way I'd pay the price some folks are asking for used XP's knowing those repair costs and a rod last produced in 2006.

SF

I have a 10' 7 wt barely used (as in once or twice) XP I will sell ya...
Asking $85.00 a foot plus shipping, that equals $850.00 for those math challenged UW graduates.

Once you break it you'll be into it for about $1100.00
(Plus shipping)

Stonedfish · Jul 11, 2023

Mossback said:
I have a 10' 7 wt barely used (as in once or twice) XP I will sell ya...
Asking $85.00 a foot plus shipping, that equals $850.00 for those math challenged UW graduates.

Once you break it you'll be into it for about $1100.00
(Plus shipping)

Sir....please step into my office.

SF

Trout Trekker · Jul 11, 2023

Porter2 said:
Sorry my phone was interrupted so many times while trying to post this. So something wrong with this post ?

Is Sage XP A Good Rod? Our Honest Review And Analysis

Is Sage XP a good rod? We put it to the test and share our honest review and analysis. Don't make a purchase until you've read our expert opinion.

spinningpole.com

The two photos in the review show a rod blank of the wrong color (at least on my screen) and if it were a factory build the grip would be different.

Pink Nighty · Jul 11, 2023

Yard Sale said:
Fair enough. I haven't bought anything since so I'm no judge.

Of course I'd totally soak up a brownie sage spey review with modern lines....

My 9114 with a 27' 550g head is a legitimate cannon, even if I rarely have occasion to open her up to her potential. It's a little long when you're up in the trees but I love that rod like my children.

Long_Rod_Silvers · Jul 11, 2023

Stonedfish said:
The bummer about now owning XP's is the repair cost now should you ever break one. $195.00 is ridiculous for something that supposedly had a lifetime warranty at one time.
There is no way I'd pay the price some folks are asking for used XP's knowing those repair costs and a rod last produced in 2006.
They are just trying to drive you towards a new rod, which will happen in my case if I break my XP. It just won't be another Sage that I buy.
SF

I had to bite the bullet and get the butt section on one of my XPs replaced a while ago. The reel seat was all jacked up, and in trying to replace the reel seat I broke the graphite. Bad news = $200 to get it fixed. Good news = since it was the butt section, the replacement makes it feel like a brand new rod (new cork, new reel seat, etc.). $200 for what feels like a new XP isn't that bad I guess. But yes, free would have been a lot better.