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Gard
Post 17 Jun 2018, 11:35 • #1 
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Joined: 12/01/11
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Location: Asker, Norway
I’ve always been a Sage fan.

As the years went by and the Sage rods became faster I discovered fiberglass flyrods and most of my Sage rods ended up with new owners.

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After a lucky visit at a fleamarked I got my hands on a SFL 476 - and now a few years later the 476 got company :)

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This season all my trout fishing is done together with SFL 476, 580 and 686.
I will post some photos from my trips here, starting now.

I just returned from one of my favourite streams, and the SFL 580 is perfect on this mountain stream.

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There where nice hatches of several different mayflies, but the trout insisted on small midges.

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I had a great first day with exciting dryfly fishing.

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The last day I witnessed an amazing hatch and the trouts where rising like crazy.
I figured this would be like stealing candy from my children, but ( as many times before ) I got skunked big time.
Fortunately the scenery is beautiful and there is always another day :)

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I’m leaving for a new trip in a couple of weeks - new report follows.

Regards Gard
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pointerdogs
Post 17 Jun 2018, 12:03 • #2 
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Joined: 06/25/16
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Location: Southeast PA
Nice rods and beautiful brown trout !
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Hellmtflies
Post 17 Jun 2018, 12:18 • #3 
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Joined: 10/18/12
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Location: Bozeman, MT
Nice! I have a mint Sage 679 SLF if you might be interested in adding it to your collection. :)
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Tomah
Post 17 Jun 2018, 13:20 • #4 
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Location: USA-CO
Beautiful! That Brown Trout is one of the prettiest I've seen.
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lostrover
Post 17 Jun 2018, 13:55 • #5 
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Joined: 12/22/13
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Location: Colorado
You fish in beautiful areas. And thanks for showing pics of the classic Sage glass.
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Line Guard
Post 17 Jun 2018, 16:35 • #6 
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Joined: 10/11/07
Posts: 63
Location: SoCal
Just gorgeous scenery and trout. The more I see and hear of Norway, the more I'd like to get over there someday.
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Glass Enthusiast
Post 17 Jun 2018, 17:40 • #7 
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Joined: 11/30/11
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Location: Fresno, CA
What a great collection of Sage rods. And they're glass as well. Did sage make those blanks in house or where they made by someone else?

I always keep an eye out for these but they're always just out of my reach, However, I'm enthusiastic about glass rods, so I'll find one someday.
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Char Hunter
Post 17 Jun 2018, 20:44 • #8 
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Joined: 06/28/16
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Location: Northern WI
Great shots. Thanks for sharing.
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softhackle
Post 17 Jun 2018, 21:33 • #9 
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Joined: 12/14/11
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Location: Chicago Western Suburbs
Nice to see you back. Great pictures.
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Gard
Post 18 Jun 2018, 01:25 • #10 
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Joined: 12/01/11
Posts: 118
Location: Asker, Norway
Thank you gents, appteciate the comments.

Glass enthusiast - from what I have read at this forum the blanks where rolled in house by Sage


Gard
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chform
Post 18 Jun 2018, 10:50 • #11 
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Joined: 09/22/09
Posts: 1494
Location: Sweden
Wow, nice! Is that a factory 476? I have built one if those blanks, and owned/fished most of them. But I have never seen a factory 4wt SFL...

Nydelig!
Christian
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ablecane
Post 18 Jun 2018, 12:51 • #12 
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Joined: 11/09/10
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Location: US-CA
Nice collection/pics.
I still have a Sage SFL 676-4 & a sage SFL 476 in the factory socks/tubes in near mint condition. Someone made me an offer on my SFL 580 that I couldn't refuse :)
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Kluff33
Post 18 Jun 2018, 16:52 • #13 
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Joined: 01/16/08
Posts: 103
Location: Holland, Michigan
I’m afraid to run into 789 SFL, or I might have to buy it. They are all nice rods.
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DFason
Post 19 Jun 2018, 07:19 • #14 
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Joined: 07/13/17
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Location: US-NC
Amazing scenery and that fish!

Thanks for sharing.
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Driftless
Post 19 Jun 2018, 20:20 • #15 
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Joined: 02/26/14
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Location: US-MN
Great scenery and fish!
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Bloodhound
Post 20 Jun 2018, 10:24 • #16 
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Joined: 04/25/16
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Location: Rocky Mountains - Colorado
Gorgeous scenery, water and trout. Norway is a bucket list destination for me. Thanks for sharing.
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Gard
Post 22 Jun 2018, 16:58 • #17 
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Joined: 12/01/11
Posts: 118
Location: Asker, Norway
Hei Christian.

The 476 is not a factory build, but a build from a blank. I picked it up at Norwegian fleamarked and the build was not top of the line.
I have replaced the reel seat and the guides and it turned out better then before.

I remember your post from the 476 build you made - amazing.

Again, thank you for all the nice comments.

Gard
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dustdog12
Post 22 Jun 2018, 18:12 • #18 
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Joined: 11/25/09
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Love the look of your waters, hope to fish them one day
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carlz
Post 22 Jun 2018, 22:39 • #19 
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Joined: 09/18/09
Posts: 5566
Location: Relocated to the Drought Stricken West.
Do you still have the 789?
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GlacierRambler
Post 22 Jun 2018, 23:31 • #20 
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Joined: 12/31/15
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Location: Northern Rockies
Beautiful water and beautiful fish.
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Gard
Post 23 Jun 2018, 00:15 • #21 
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Joined: 12/01/11
Posts: 118
Location: Asker, Norway
Yes carlz, I still have the 789 :) I use it for searun browntrout - great rod.

Gard
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