tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314838133879223706.post2215999734580351580..comments2024-03-14T11:32:50.716-07:00Comments on Gorge Fly Shop Blog: Sage Circa ReviewGorge Fly Shophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776490783821228917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314838133879223706.post-18646947133408089772013-03-14T18:24:14.707-07:002013-03-14T18:24:14.707-07:00Much thanks for your comment. You bring up a very...Much thanks for your comment. You bring up a very solid point concerning price and distance and possibly you have highlighted a major problem with trying to rate virtually any type of product across broader lines, like I did here. For price I looked at how the Circa’s tag measures up to all 5 weight rods. It is no doubt on the spendy side, but perhaps it is not fair to judge in this context, but rather best to determine if price is a fair representation of the rod’s quality. You are right in this regard, as one must expect to pay upwards for this level of quality and I do feel the Circa’s price is absolutely appropriate considering its nature. When it comes to distance, again, I considered all 5 weights and not strictly those in the light presentation category. So again, that may be a big misrepresentation and probably one I should clear up by saying I was really impressed by the distance that such a light rod could achieve, especially with respect to other rods in this slow action class. Thanks for helping me to reconsider the context for this grading process and I will keep this in mind as time goes. As far as lines go, well I don’t think I will get into that, only to say that the line is a SA mastery trout but you need only to glance into my gear bag to find heaps of Rio Lines (however none to fit the rod this day).<br />-DuffyGorge Fly Shophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776490783821228917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314838133879223706.post-86762595868148542812013-03-14T14:15:21.262-07:002013-03-14T14:15:21.262-07:00While you consider your rating subjective I must b...While you consider your rating subjective I must be a bit objective to your recent review. Since I own this very rod I will testify that your review of the rod itself is pretty much dead on but I do not understand your low scoring with the price and the distance. Although expensive, it’s no more expensive than any other American built premium rod so the least this score should be is average and according to your scale that should be a five. By your score of 3 leaves me to wonder if you feel all American Premium built rods are overprice! And the score of 3 for casting distance. What do you expect from a rod primary designed for the dry fly fisherman who is looking for a traditional feeling rod of yester year? Circa is after all the name! Also your choice of fly line may have altered the distance you achieved. I’m sure the Sage rod designers were not tuning the prototypes with a Scientific Anglers fly lines considering their well-known affiliation with Rio Fly Lines. Of course its all opinionated but I would certainly put this rod into the 9.? status it deserves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com