Free Fly Line up to $99.99 value. Please contact us with your choice of line. You are welcome to choose lines from RIO, Scientific Anglers or Airflo.  If line retails for more than $99.99 you pay the price difference. Thank You from the Gorge Fly Shop Team


Equipped with a high-performance blank (Graphite IIIe), the FOUNDATION has a fast action providing excellent casting power and effortless control. It’s the very foundation of what defines a Sage rod – Performance - taking your game to another level. Whether you are a guide on the Madison or exploring your backyard waters, the FOUNDATION series delivers the signature Sage feel.

For over 35 years we’ve built performance rods one at a time on Bainbridge Island, WA. The same 27 sets of skilled hands that craft all Sage rods construct the FOUNDATION.

  • Graphite IIIe Technology
  • Stealth Black blank color
  • Black primary wraps with silver trim wraps
  • Ceramic stripper guides
  • Hard chrome snake guides and tip-top
  • Black anodized aluminum up-locking reel seat
  • Snub nose cork handle with fighting butt on saltwater weights
  • Rugged black nylon rod tube with divided liner


Orders Processed and Filled by Gorge Fly Shop - Hood River Oregon

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