SAGE stænger - En oversigt fra firserne til 2020

Det er næsten umuligt at få en komplet oversigt over samtlige Sage stænger. Fabrikationsår, året de blev introduceret på markedet, hvornår produktionen stoppede, hvornår nyere modeller erstattede de eksisternede etc.

Vi har naturligvis, som det umiddelbart oplagte, forsøgt at få fat i Sage i USA. Trods flere henvendelser på mail og telefonopkald, er det ikke lykkes at få meget information. Det eneste vi har fået at vide var, at de ikke have et decideret overblik over samtlige modeller fra starten af firserne til nu! Den kan man så lige lade stå et øjeblik.

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The following table is the result of several searches in various forums, on the usenet and on countless websites. There may – and will of course – be minor errors according to the type of material, the year of introduction, etc. If you think you can explain, or have documentation of one or more discrepancies, we would love to hear from you!

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Release Year	Model	Notes/Description	Links for reviews, updates etc.
1980	GFL	Stood for Graphite Fly Rod. Used alone and in conjunction with other model names for years. Not really considered a model name.
1981	SFL
1982	LL	LL Traditional Action 2-5 Weight (LL=Light line) Graphite II
1983	SFS	S- Glass rods
1983	RP – Reserve Power	Graphite II
1983	MA	Entry level unsanded grey rod with simple hardware. Medium Action
1985	RPL	Graphite III RPL Reserve Performance Light. Graphite III
1986/87	LL	Graphite III – Don Green #2-5 rods
1986	RPLX Saltwater	8-12 Weight Grafite III
1986	DS Discovery Series	Moderate Action Replaced the RP Graphite III
1986	TH	Double handed rods designed for Spey and European style Graphite III
1994	SP	Graphite IV
1995	SP+	Graphite IV
1996	RPL+
1997/98	VPS	Replacement for the RPL Back to Graphite III
1997	VPSL	Replacement for the LL Graphite III
1997	SPL	“Best of show” new rods* Graphite III
1997	RPLxi	Revised and improved saltwater Graphite III
1998	DS2	Lower Price point Graphite II or Graphite III
1999	XP	Lighter narrower tapered Fast Action
2002	SLT	Medium Fast Action Graphite III
2002	TCR	Ultra fast action for experianced Casters
2003	LE	Entry Price Point Rod
2004	Xi2	New Saltwater rod was first with new generation 5 (G5) Technology	Sage Xi2 Rod Review Review by Peter Lyngby – scandicAngler.com. In danish
2005	TXL	Near weightless for light lines – G5
2005	FII	Entry Level Fast Action taper – G5
2006	VT2	Mid price point upgrade to long running VPS
2007	Z-Axis	Ultimate Fast Action Rod
2008	BASS	Finally released after years of development
2008	ZXL	Medum Action Cousin to the Z-Axis in weights 3-6
2009	TCX	Replacement for TCR	Sage TCX Rod Review Review by Peter Lyngby – scandicAngler.com. In danish
2011	ONE	Flagship “all-around” rod Fast Action Konnetic Technology	Sage ONE Rod Review
2012	VXP	Ultra high speed line and slender shaft begginer to experianced
2012	Vantage	Medium Fast value rod
2012	TXL-F	Light Line Ultra lightweight
2012	Xi3	Salt Water Replacement for Xi2	Sage Xi3 Rod Review Review by Peter Lyngby – scandicAngler.com. In danish
2012	BASS II	Upgrraded for faster line speeds for big flies
2012	Circa	Dry Fly rod Konnetic Technology but full flexing
2013	Metod	TCX replacement Freshwater #4-4 Saltwater #6-10 Konnetic technology Ultra Fast	Sage Metod Rod Review
2013	Motive	Mid priced Saltwater rods – #6-12	Sage Rod Motive Review
2014	ESN	Designed for european lirect line nymphing with multimple flies #2 – 4	Sage ESN Rod Review
2014	SALT	Xi3 replacement Konnetic	Sage SALT Rod Review
2014	Accel	Single Hand #3-9 Saltwater #6-9 Spey Rods #6-8	Sage Accel Rod Review
2015	MOD	Moderate Action Also Two handed rods	Sage MOD Rod Review
2015	Pulse	Midprized model – #3-7 Graphite III –	Sage Pulse Rod Review
2015	Pulse Spey	DH #6-8	Sage Pulse Spey Rod Review
2015	Pulse Switch	DH #5-8 All rods is 11ft
2015	Bolt	Generation V Ultra Fast Fresh and Saltwater rods Midprice model	Sage Bolt Rod Review
2016	The X	Freshwater #3 -11 Saltwater #5-11	Sage X Rod Review
2016	The X Spey	#6-10 12 – 15 ft.	Sage X Spey Rod Review
2017	Salt HD	#6-16 KonneticHD	Sage Salt HD Rod Review
2017	ESN HD	#2-4 KonneticHD	Sage ESN HD Rod Review
2018	Dart	#0 – 4 Freshwater rods Fast Action KonneticHD	Sage Dart Rod Review
2018	Foundation	#4-9 Graphite III Midprized model
2018	Igniter	Freshwater #4-6 Saltwater #6-10 DH #6-10	Sage Igniter Rod Review
2018	Igniter Spey	#7-10 12,6 to 15 ft.
2019	Trout LL	#3-6 Medium – Fast Action	Sage Trout LL Rod Review
2019	TROUT SPEY HD	# 1-4	Sage Trout Spey HD Rod Review
2019	Payload	#6-11 Mid-price range	Sage Payload Rod Review
2020	Maverick	Saltwater #6-14 Mid Range price	Sage MAVERICK Rod Review
2020	SONIC	Freshwater # 3-8 Mid Range price	Sage SONIC Rod Review