Sage Salt R8 6WT 9' nylon Some traditional tarpon guides still

Some traditional tarpon guides still prefer hard nylon mono shock (such as Ande or Maxima) for its greater suppleness and knot-tying ease

and boat surfaces

adding 25% more strength-per- weight was the easy part—a simple function of material advancement—but one that also increased the fight in the rod even down to our six-weight

so you can mix and match to create a combo that works for you

the 9600 excels when maximum backing capacity

Sage Salt R8 6WT 9' nylon Some traditional tarpon guides stillSage Salt R8 690 4 9' 6 weight, 4 piece fly rod Most salt rods are built for pure power and ultimate strengththat is table stakes for the venue and the discipline. With our new R8 graphite, adding 25% more strength per weight was the easy parta simple function of material advancementbut one that also increased the fight in the rod even down to our six weight. We increased the pure pulling power without the need to add more material, fillers or