| . How did Sage do it? How did they create a blank that is significantly lighter, stronger and easier to cast for anglers of all skill levels? The answer, muct to the marketing guy’s dismay, isn’t a simple buzzword or an easily described new material. In fact, the latest version of teh Generation 5 Technology is defined by improvements across the entire rod-building process. To sart with, Sage’s exclusive analysis software helped them to better evaluate the performance requirements of every inch of rod blank, allowing them to eliminate all unnecessary material. At the same time, they made significantt advances in their Aligned Fiber Technology, which, most significantly, replaces traditional glass hopp fibers with lighter, more responsive graphite. This, of course, required Sage to develop new construction techniques to align and compress these rods for maximum strength. To take advanatge of these developments, Jerry Siem went back to the drawing board (and out on the water) to create improved taper designs for each Z-Axis rod. The G5 process gave hime an opportunity to reach previously unattainable levels of line feel, response and performance. It also allowed him to design rods that better fit the modern casting style, with the tip strength to bail you out on a missed stroke and the power to more easily punch flies into the wind. The result? An entirely new level of fishability. |
