The Sage Xi2 series of rods are built specifically for saltwater fly fishing, and are built using components that can withstand the saltwater conditions and the additional stresses that are placed on saltwater fly rods. The Sage Xi2 is rated as one of the top saltwater fly rods available today, and is Sage’s premier fast [...]
A Brief History of the Saltwater Fly Rod
A Bamboo Fly Rod
The very earliest fly fishing rods were made from some sort of hardwood, such as ash, lancewood, or greenheart. Then, back in 1850s, they started making fly fishing rods from Calcutta cane. In the nineteen hundreds, they started making saltwater fly fishing rods from bamboo [...]
