R8 Technology – Shaping eight revolutions in how we fish Since our founding on the shores of Puget Sound four decades ago, Sage has repeatedly revolutionized graphite fly rod technology. Were lucky to live at the confluence of a diverse angling culture and an epicenter of the aerospace materials industry. This overlap between opportunity and knowledge, between legendary Steelhead rivers and leading-edge composite scientists, between trout streams and saltwater habitatessentially between the art and the science of fly fishinghas shaped our characteristic outlook on innovation from our very first Winslow blanks to our latest generation of graphite and taper revolution. R8 Core is focused on maximum versatility and applies new revolutionary material technology through our forward-thinking lens of what were seeing out on the water where one rod needs to show even greater range. At its Core, R8 Core traces a direct lineage to Sages multi-application vision, one shaped by the fishing evolutions happening all around usfrom habitats we stalk and waters we frequent, to the flies we fish and the diversity of species we now target.
8 TECHNOLOGY
For most of us, an idyllic day on the water is not when were thinking more, but when were thinking less. Finding that state of fishing in the moment, where instinct and experience bring us to an almost zen-like awareness of each subtle motion and movementthats what R8 is all about. Its not a race, but a state we all aim to reach out on the water. With R8 we enhance that two-way connection from hand to fly and back for greater feel, flow, and control.
ENHANCED HAND-TO-ROD CONNECTION
Weve increased the purity of graphite in the rod for even more reactivity and sensitivity, shifting energy further down the blank and into the handle. This transfer of energy creates a more natural extension of your arm, ultimately resulting in less wasted effort and intuitive reactivity. Rather than dialing up parking lot distance, weve shifted the thinking back to the roots of rhythm and awarenesswhere you can experience the energy happening in each moment.
AMPLIFIED SENSORY FEEDBACK LOOP
Effortless energy transfer and more connected feel, the amplified two-way feedback loop of R8 Technology, due to our new axial fiber formulation, allows you to feel when the power needs to be applied throughout the cast, presentation, and when applying the appropriate pressure to fish.
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FISHING EXPERIENCE
Whether its the mental chess of matching the hatch, the headspace of reading the water or the instinct putting a fly in exactly the right spotour best days emerge when our mind is right. It always seems that when were not thinking about it is precisely when our fishing mind takes overwhere every single moment feels almost automatic or instinctual. With immediate feedback from tip to hand, R8 is designed to facilitate that higher state of mental flow and focus when small decisions, thoughts, and actions line up effortlessly
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