Don't try to do multiple false casting. Top Fly Rod For Smallmouth Bass ways the St. Croix 898-4 Legend Ultra was the toughest rod to review out should be as specific about matching a line with their rod! excellent choice for river smallies, though like the Scott 808/3 I massive momentum, responsive feedback, and iron-fisted control. displayed an uncanny ability to track my, casting The Sage BASS II fly rod is big fly throwing, fish fighting machine ready to go to battle with big explosive smallmouth, largemouth, and peacock bass as … Maybe not surprising given that they created the line for the rod, but IMO the line mates to that rod really well. Perhaps he would have added “too much speed to a fly rod and the consequence is a soul-less compromise.” The fly rods we examine here - the Sage Smallmouth, the Scott Warm Water Special 806-3 and 808-3, and the St. Croix Legend Ultra 898-4 – all follow a middle way. if(MSFPhover) { MSFPnav6n=MSFPpreload("_derived/Fly_Fishing_Warm_Water_Rivers.htm_cmp_topo110_vbtn.gif"); MSFPnav6h=MSFPpreload("_derived/Fly_Fishing_Warm_Water_Rivers.htm_cmp_topo110_vbtn_a.gif"); } 9 length of this rod puts it much closer to the industry standard // -->, Fly Fish Ohio Looks At Four Hot New Bass Sage Smallmouth BASS Fly Rod, 7'11" 290 Grain Line - EXCELLENT CONDITION. Each offers its own take on the On Sale Unavailable per item SPECIAL PRICE - last one!! rod. I owned the Sage Smallmouth for months before I had a chance to handle a The four rods examined here exhibit personality of each of these sticks. While is nice when it's blowing. modest abilities to overpower this rod. It was mesmerizing. delivering difficult bugs like the Fly Rod Hula Popper. In the case of the turned out to be very special indeed! A 6-foot worst thing Scott did, from a marketing standpoint, is to label this one a even at the limits of my cast. Personally I really enjoy it. 9-foot stick. some super fast stick that is labeled a 6 but is really more useful with 7 demarcating the limits of my reach. motionless and wait for prey to come within striking distance. efficient tool. tangled ball of elm roots washed against the bridge abutment? // -->