Sage Classic R8 586-4

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Product Description

Sage 586-4 Classic R8 fly rod

8’6″ 5-weight, 4-piece

Details and Features
– Revolution 8 Technology
– Sage Brown Blank Color
– Chestnut Base Thread Wraps w/ Beige Trim Wraps
– Super-Slick Chrome Snake Guides & Tip Top w/ SiC Stripper Guide
– Custom Aluminum Up-Locking Reel Seat w/ Extra-Figured Walnut Insert
– Super-Plus Grade Snub-Nose Half-Wells Cork Handle
– Black Rod Bag w/ Quick-Tie Cord Lock
– Aluminum Rod Tube w/ Sage Medallion

Reviews

  1. Sage makes great 8 ½’ 5-weights.  As compared with the Trout LL 586-4, the Classic R8 is a softer rod, highly progressive in flex, but more oriented to dry fly fishing at short and medium distances.  This is a rod for the wading angler who isn’t in a hurry to drill a grasshopper to the bank.  While the rod will handle a variety of lines, my favorites are the Rio Elite Technical Trout and Rio Elite Gold XP.  The Tech Trout loads the Classic R8 586-4 smoothly and effortlessly, building energy to 40-45 feet.  The Rio Elite Gold XP is a surprisingly good match on this rod.  Heavier than the Tech Trout but with smooth taper transitions, the Gold XP loads this rod more deeply for short casts and engages the blank seamlessly as line is lengthened and power added to the cast.  It casts like a baseball pitcher who uses an exaggerated windup.  It slows the rod down a shade, but line speed and momentum are impressive.  This would be my line choice for fishing grasshoppers or dry-droppers with medium sized flies.  At that distance, I have to wait on this rod more than the Trout LL, a rod I would characterize as “medium-fast” as compared with the “medium” action of the Classic R8.  The Trout LL 586 could fish at greater distance, but the new Classic R8 offers superior feel, sweetness and touch to about 45’  So, like other models in the Classic R8 series, my first purpose for this rod would be dry fly fishing, though it would also be a terrific all-techniques rod on small water, like our own back yard river, the San Miguel.

    John Duncan (Telluride Angler)
  2. The 586/4 Classic R8 is a great all around 5wt. It is nice and light in hand and is a very fun rod to fish. Being a shorter 5wt, the 586/4 will make for a great boat rod, especially for dry flies and dry droppers. It throws surprisingly tight loops for a dry fly style rod, but is by no means overly stiff. Just like others in the Classic R8 family, the 586/4 is a little picky when it comes to fly lines. It has some difficulties loading in close with a dry fly specific fly line, but with the SA Amplitude Infinity it’s a breeze. With this line the rod shines at distance and begs the caster for more line.

    Parker Thompson (Telluride Angler)
  3. A wonderful little 5-weight that fishes true to its line weight and purpose. I enjoy a shorter 5-weight for bigger dry dropper fishing in small to medium sized rivers and single hopper fishing from the drift boat. I like the simplicity, quickness and nimble nature of the shorter rod. They often turn out to be overly stiff when you trim them down from 9 feet in a 5-weight, but not the Classic R8 586. A true moderate action and an easy deep load to the blank are noticeable right away. I simply loved the Trout LL 586 and have owned and fished one since it was released. I liked the Trout LL 586 because it handled like a 4-weight, but fished like a light 5-weight. It preferred a very light tapered 5-weight line. It was lovely, but its preference for long light taper meant you could bog it down with a dry or dry dropper that was larger than the line wanted to turn over.

    I found the Classic R8 586 had a completely different line preference than its predecessor. I found the Rio Gold, the new Rio Gold XP and even the Infinity taper to be great matches on the Classic R8, though it surprised me. After fishing the rod, I liked the rod’s preference for lines that played better with the flies I tended to fish on the rod. A #12 Chubby with a #12 Pat’s Rubber leg is a pretty ubiquitous rig around here and just what this rod wants to fish with the Gold XP and Infinity. A Rio Gold provides more touch and a little more nuance, but a little less on the final delivery for the bushier flies. Single dries are divine with the Gold on the rod and this combo will find itself with a Morrish hopper affixed to 3X on the Gunnison river this summer. Single hoppers from the boat and dry dropper versatility on the medium sized wading water are where I plan to put this rod through its paces. Great touch with pulling power and a nimbler length make for an outstanding shorter 5-weight.

    Richard Post (Telluride Angler)
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