My Birthday Present

[Andre]

I wonder how the 99 5wt would be as a general stillwater trout and yellowfish rod?

It will be a great rod for both, but the 4wt will be better I think, , as it might allow you to fish lighter tippets, and can double as a stream rod as well. for me, the 4wt would be more versatile, as I have long rods in 3, 5 and 6 wt's, but this is my first 4 wt.

[Umhlangarox]

It will be a great rod for both, but the 4wt will be better I think, , as it might allow you to fish lighter tippets, and can double as a stream rod as well. for me, the 4wt would be more versatile, as I have long rods in 3, 5 and 6 wt's, but this is my first 4 wt.

Andre i have always found a 4wt to be a bit of an inbewteen rod. A little to heavy for the streams and a bit to light for stillwaters!

Have you got a plan for this rod?

P.S. Congrats on the new Sage!

[Korrie]

As a small still water rod, I think it will work well.
Light enough for delicate fishing, long enough to reach over the bushes etc.

[Andre]

Andre i have always found a 4wt to be a bit of an inbewteen rod. A little to heavy for the streams and a bit to light for stillwaters!

Have you got a plan for this rod?

P.S. Congrats on the new Sage!

Yes, I would agree, and this is how I have always felt, hence, me never owning a 4wt....until now.
This is the strangest rod imaginable. It has the backbone to cast a team of flies as you would normally do on a still water, yet has the delicacy to fish very light tippets in a nymphing application. It was designed to cast multiple heavy flies in a large river application, so what's the difference between that, and a stillwater? As for fishing a dry fly, I don't think so, but nothing will surprise me, besides thats not what i got it for anyway.
I have recently realised that Sage are comming out with stuff, that can't really be categorised into the general mould that we have become used to. I think that this rod might be the first genuine all rounder, in the sense that it can cast like a heavier rod, but can fish like a lighter rod. It is the wierdest thing, but you have to try this rod to believe it. Even the "car park" casting test...its a rocket I tell you, yet, its about a soft and flexible as my Greys Missionary, and about as light as my ZXL, spooky man...I just wonder what next.

[Umhlangarox]

Yes, I would agree, and this is how I have always felt, hence, me never owning a 4wt....until now.
This is the strangest rod imaginable. It has the backbone to cast a team of flies as you would normally do on a still water, yet has the delicacy to fish very light tippets in a nymphing application. It was designed to cast multiple heavy flies in a large river application, so what's the difference between that, and a stillwater? As for fishing a dry fly, I don't think so, but nothing will surprise me, besides thats not what i got it for anyway.
I have recently realised that Sage are comming out with stuff, that can't really be categorised into the general mould that we have become used to. I think that this rod might be the first genuine all rounder, in the sense that it can cast like a heavier rod, but can fish like a lighter rod. It is the wierdest thing, but you have to try this rod to believe it. Even the "car park" casting test...its a rocket I tell you, yet, its about a soft and flexible as my Greys Missionary, and about as light as my ZXL, spooky man...I just wonder what next.

Sound like a very interesting rod!

I guess you will just have to give me a cast sometime so i can see for myself

[AquaBarbus]

Picked mine up today from Upstream. The 99 4wt, can't wait to get it wet...

Congrats.... sounds like a fine rod.

Im very happy with the 6 weight, may go 4 weight later. Then between those two rods, a host of variety of fishing can be explored. What I liked about the 6 weight is the fighting butt on the end of the cork, is there same on the 4 weight.

[shector]

It will be a great rod for both, but the 4wt will be better I think, , as it might allow you to fish lighter tippets, and can double as a stream rod as well. for me, the 4wt would be more versatile, as I have long rods in 3, 5 and 6 wt's, but this is my first 4 wt.

How would the 4wt be as yellowfish fish rod?