Guest Grinr Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 Anybody had a chance to cast the new SAGE CIRCA?Planning to add a 3wt to my arsenal this year and it caught my eye...thoughts? Anyhow,I'm looking forward to test driving one at the expo next week. Quote
Conor Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 I'm looking forward to trying one as well. Quote
Jayhad Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 if you like grass or older glass you'll enjoy it, The circa isn't my cup of tea and probably won't find a home in my boat... I thnk the ZXLs or TXL-Fs are far more suited to my casting and fishing style. It's also crazy expensive Quote
Conor Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 No kidding. May as well get cane for that price. Then it won't break every year. Quote
ÜberFly Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 I love my 4 wt LL (my goto Bow River dry fly rod). If it's anything like that, it will make an AWESOME dry fly stick!! Can't justify that price however!! Quote
Jayhad Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 Slower than the old LLs? Taco, I honestly can't remember without having a LL & Circa side by side Quote
Taco Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 Thanks Jay, I give it a test run if I get to the expo but I'm guessin' it will be very reminiscent in feel to older model Light Lines and SLTs Quote
LastBoyScout Posted January 22, 2013 Posted January 22, 2013 I love the relaxed pace of fishing my LL's and if they feel similar they may be worth it but that's a lot of dough for a rod. I think I'll have to make the ones I have last for another 30ish years. Quote
Taco Posted January 22, 2013 Posted January 22, 2013 One thing about that price... makes my hummin' and hawin' over a pair of Larry Kennney glass rods easier to take. Quote
bcubed Posted January 22, 2013 Posted January 22, 2013 if you like grass or older glass you'll enjoy it, The circa isn't my cup of tea and probably won't find a home in my boat... I thnk the ZXLs or TXL-Fs are far more suited to my casting and fishing style. It's also crazy expensive Crazy expensive? It's about the same price as the TXL-F and ZXL's when they first came out.. Quote
Jayhad Posted January 22, 2013 Posted January 22, 2013 Crazy expensive? It's about the same price as the TXL-F and ZXL's when they first came out.. Yes, it's called personal perception. Just as others can easily justify a Porsche, I can not as it I find them crazy expensive.... or are you looking for a definition of the words crazy and expensive? Quote
bcubed Posted January 22, 2013 Posted January 22, 2013 Yes, it's called personal perception. Just as others can easily justify a Porsche, I can not as it I find them crazy expensive.... or are you looking for a definition of the words crazy and expensive? "The Porsche isn't my cup of tea and probably won't find a home in my garage. I thnk the BMW's or Mercedes are far more suited to my driving style. It's also crazy expensive" Just funny that you call it crazy expensive, yet have a place for equally expensive rods in your boat... Quote
Conor Posted January 29, 2013 Posted January 29, 2013 Well, it is pretty sweet out to 40 ft or so, but looses it after that. I tried the 8'9" 5 wt, which I feel should have a bit more behind it than that. Quote
ironfly Posted January 29, 2013 Posted January 29, 2013 I didn't try it myself, but I watched Naoto Aoki and Adrienne Comeau test driving a Circa. At first they were casting tailing loops each way, every time, and couldn't lay out a decent line past 40 feet. But after 10 minutes they had adjusted their casting stroke and were making good presentations at 60-70 feet, and had no trouble crashing the line into the backdrop. In the end they both said they liked it a lot. Quote
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