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Article: Spare your wallet, check out these fly rods; Getting in Gear.(NWWeekend)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
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- August 27, 2009
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Byline: Dan A. Nelson; Special to The Seattle Times
Several years ago, fly-fishing developed a bad rap as an expensive sport for dandies. Of course, an element of truth lurks behind that reputation, but even gear makers realize the absurdity of thinking every angler will spend $800 or more on a deluxe carbon-fiber fly rod.
Indeed, offering affordable, but still high-performance, gear is a growing trend among even the elite fly-fishing equipment companies. We explored this trend recently, testing the performance of several lower-priced fly-fishing rods, focusing exclusively on 4-weight models for trout.
The new Flight series from Sage proved a ...