Sage SFL 580 S glass rod

[Steve S]

Are the Sage SFL 580 s glass rods attracting much interest from collectors these days? I know the SFL 476 model has a following, but I havent seen much on the 580 in terms of how they fish and what they currently sell for.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

That rod would be perfect for those who prefer to 'walk and wade' small to medium trout streams with dry flies.

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Sage S-Glass fly rods

Model Number Length/ No. of Sections Line Weight

SFL476 7½ foot, 2 piece 4/5

SFL580 8 foot, 2 piece 5/6 Muscular! It makes distance casting fun (Tom)

SFL686 8½ foot, 2 piece 6/7

SFL789 8' 9", 2 piece 7/8

SFL990 9 foot, 2 piece 9

SFL1290 9 foot, 2 piece 12 (possibly only sold as a blank)

SFS679-3 7' 9", 3 piece 6/7

[hwchubb]

Are those the rods Sage made back in the late ‘70’s? I think the first Sage I ever cast - ever saw, in fact - may have been that 8’ 5/6. Sweet rod, even for a beginning fly fisher, but way out of my teenage golf course grounds crew income range. Would love to try casting one of those again and see if I still feel the same way about them.

[ycflyfisher]

One recently sold (Oct 10) on Ebay without the rod tube but with the rod sock for $610. It was a factory rod in new condition (bright cork, no line scuff around the snakefoots) with original store price tag on the rod ($84) secured with a zip tie. Multiple bidders and 24 total bids.

[hwchubb]

Wow - guess I’m not the only one that remembers those as great rods…. Like finding that ‘67 GTO that sat in a barn since 1973. I suppose the financial guys would call that a 12.5 % annual ROI? I’m 58, and 40+ years later that rod is still a little over my budget.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

My uncle, Tom Anderson, who worked for Blomberg Window Systems had the first Pontiac GTO in Sacramento in 1964.

Our own buddy, Jon Knapp of Davis has had several GTOs.