Sage Rod Blanks are the heart and soul of the rod and make a perfect canvas. We provide you with the best in fly rod technology and all you have to do is dress it to match your unique style. All of our blanks are still proudly hand built and designed here on Bainbridge Island, WA.

Model	Butt Size (in)	Tip Size (mm)	Weight (oz)
1109-4 TROUT SPEY BLANK	0.38	1.6	1 7/8
2109-4 TROUT SPEY BLANK	0.38	1.6	1 7/8
3103-4 TROUT SPEY BLANK	0.373	1.6	1 11/16
3110-4 TROUT SPEY BLANK	0.386	1.6	1 15/16
4113-4 TROUT SPEY BLANK	0.38	1.6	2 1/8

 

For those ready to build their own fly rod using a Sage blank see the Sage website for recommended guide spacing. Using the guide spacing provided ensures that your rod performs just like one of the fly rods that are hand built.

Sage's R&D Department suggests that you keep the guide placement within a ¼ inch of the measurement that we provide in order to be consistent with the design and feel of factory-assembled Sage rods. Drastic changes to guide size and placement can affect the overall performance of the blank. Below are some tips that will help you assemble your rod to our specifications:

• The white dots on each section indicate the straightest axis of the blank; we recommend aligning each section, dot to dot then place the guides on the dotted line
• Assemble the blank and lay flat on a large table or floor with the tip top guide attached
• Measure from the top of the tip top wire down the length to the butt section and mark each measurement with a felt tip pen or marker
• Place the bottom foot, foot closest to butt, on the measurement for best placement accuracy
• The "t" at the end of a guide size stands for thin wire or light wire guide - examples: 1/0t or 1t
• Guide sizes are for double foot snake guides. For single foot guides, we recommend going up 2 sizes.
  These are Sage's recommendations, but as a custom rod builder you, of course, have the ability to move the guides around as you choose.

Sage Trout Spey Description
Featuring KonneticHD technology and a new fast action, the TROUT SPEY HD series of rods bring ease to lightweight spey techniques. Five rods from 10’3” to 11’3” excel with a variety of spey lines that are currently offered in 175-350gr sizes. The TROUT SPEY HD rods are primarily designed for spey casting as opposed to Switch rod style actions previously captured within Sage's Trout Spey category, and features an action designed for skagit and scandi style casting techniques with trout appropriate sized flies.

The TROUT SPEY HD action will improve upon the application with a more stable tip (a balance between stability and tippet protection) and a power adjustment to better handle Trout Spey specific lines currently on the market and the trend toward heavier lines. The added models in the series will give anglers more options to select appropriate sizes for their fishery (fly size, fish size, and environment), with a smaller 10’3” 3wt model designed to work well with the shorter spey heads that are extremely popular today. The two handed short-rod, short-head combination allows anglers to retrieve and fish flies much closer, opening up possibilities in tighter quarters and the ability to cover water more effectively.

Undeniably Trout Focused, Undeniably Fun.