Sage 7100-4 Arrow

Reviews

1. Rated 4 out of 5

   This is an excellent single handed steelhead rod with a traditional medium-fast action, so it performs all of the desired techniques equally, including overhead casting, roll casting, line mending and single handed Spey casting. It’s a heavier rod than the Power R8 7100-4, but that’s expected in a rod that flexes deeper and does more work at short and medium distance. This rod will meet or exceed the expectations of steelhead anglers. Sage nailed the taper. Most mid-priced 10’ fly rods have a distinct hinge in the flex profile, but the Arrow 7100-4 is progressive and smooth, springy and full of life for every technique on the water. Fish it with a long-bellied swinging line like the SA Infinity WF7 or a nymphing line such as the SA Anadro or Rio Gold Max. It casts all of these lines very well. The Arrow 7100-4 has plenty of backbone for lifting sink tips, too, and its even-flexing action casts these denser lines with blazing line speed.

   John Duncan (Telluride Angler)