Sage is in Washington, why don't they help the families like Fethastyx is doing? They could donate half of all profits for the next month. People go out of there way to buy from Sage to support a local business, Sage should give back.
RogueRiverBrat,
Sage
does give back. Sage should not be dissed like this.
If you really wanted to know the answer to your question, you could call them up and ask, rather then make this some online stink about what they are "not doing".
Maybe they would do something public like Fethastyx or maybe they might just cut a check, maybe they already have and are not makeing some PR issue out of it?
How about a bigger question? Did you donate any money to the cause?
If not, then you don't have a rock to stand on in this river.
While it is a very nice gesture, it is convenient for Fethastyx to do this promotion as it conforms to their already exisiting "True Hero" product line. While that product line is a neat idea, it is not fly fishing related and has a business angle (no pun intended). They are not making all of these rods for free. The rods price from $125 to $185 retail. Sage's rods retail price point is higher. So it is apples and oranges to compare. Additionally, Fethastyx does not manufacture their own rod blanks, they buy them and assemble their products to their own specs, this is an example of how these companies are very different in how they operate and do business.
Sage has been a very generous company and have supported lots of causes such as the pebble mine fight. Here is a link to Sage's company initiatives
http://www.sageflyfish.com/Conservation/Initiatives/
I make this comment as someone who has purchased several custom Fethastyx fly fishing rods, which by the way, have SAGE blanks!
JD