I would guess that nearly every shop carries at least one line of imported
rods. Redington is a good example. Temple forks are stirring a lot of
interest. they are the rods that are selling in this downturn


"Warren" wrote in message
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Imported rods are getting cheaper and better too, but Sage still can't
produce enough new $600+ Xi2 rods to meet the current demand.

Do you think that the brand name could be causing some of that? I
would sooner trust a Sage than a unknown brand even though the
unknown brand may cast and look just as good. Not being able to try
the unknown brand or see them first hand causes me to have doubts and
might sway me enough to spend the $600+ for the Sage. Do you see fly
shops starting to carry more of these unknown rods in the future?
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