There are A lot more Sage rods sold vs Loomis. Just by the shear numbers you'll see more Sage rods on the secondary market.
I like the unsanded blanks as well. But I also like the colors Sage uses.I personally like the unsanded look, classy looking to me
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In that case...I love the way Scott rods look...but I'm a fanatic on how they fish!!I like the unsanded blanks as well. But I also like the colors Sage uses.
No one should judge a rod by the color of its blank but by the content of it's cast.
My first fly rod was a 6 wt Scott SAS (first of the A series rods). I broke the tip after about 8 years of light use. The lower ferrule was also cracking. They rebuilt the rod and it is the worst fitting ferrule ever and the two upper sections are super heavy now. The second section is as thick as the butt section. The rod weighs a lot more than my $75 7 wt redington red fly that has a fighting butt. The rod's not worth fishing. I recently cracked the lower ferrule on my 7 wt Scott A2. It works for now but won't be good for long. I'm debating if it's worth the $70 they charge to fix it. I have a loomis streamdance 4 wt, a sage vxp 6 wt, a sage one 7wt Spey, and a meiser 7 wt switch and I love them all. I'll never buy another Scott. And I used to love them and say they were my favorite until I needed their customer service. Brand loyalty is earned.Scott won me over the first time I fished my A4. Every Scott I have fished now is above the former for me. Sage and G Loomis both make fine rods, but I haven't cast or fished a Scott fly rod I didn't like.
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Glad I have a Scott Radian 6 weight instead of the vxp. I say that after owning a vxp 690 for 3 years and enjoying fishing it.My first fly rod was a 6 wt Scott SAS (first of the A series rods). I broke the tip after about 8 years of light use. The lower ferrule was also cracking. They rebuilt the rod and it is the worst fitting ferrule ever and the two upper sections are super heavy now. The second section is as thick as the butt section. The rod weighs a lot more than my $75 7 wt redington red fly that has a fighting butt. The rod's not worth fishing. I recently cracked the lower ferrule on my 7 wt Scott A2. It works for now but won't be good for long. I'm debating if it's worth the $70 they charge to fix it. I have a loomis streamdance 4 wt, a sage vxp 6 wt, a sage one 7wt Spey, and a meiser 7 wt switch and I love them all. I'll never buy another Scott. And I used to love them and say they were my favorite until I needed their customer service. Brand loyalty is earned.