Leland on the Sage 3100 Click and Pawl Fly Fishing Reel
There is nothing better than playing and catching big fish on light fly rods and tackle! Next time you're rigging that 1-weight up with a new triangle taper line, reach for the
Sage 3100 Click & Pawl fly reel. Designed big-fish-tough but perfect for playing small fish, this great little click and pawl fly reel puts a modern spin on
"old school" fly fishing. It's built on the stout frame of bigger 3000D reels and is desigend to take any type of punishment while holding the backing to let 'em run when needed. The click and pawl drag is light enough for small tippet protection but strong enough to control a brookie darting for cover.
It's simply perfect a favorite Smoky Mountain fly rod.
Sage 3100 Series Click and Pawl Reel, 000-2wt Features
Boy, the zing of a click and pawl fly reel takes you back, doesn't it? Back to the days of cane and silk... Okay. Not that far back, but you understand. The Sage 3100 Click and Pawl Fly Reel is a
modern spin on those oldie-but-goodie fly reels of the past. Its
extra large arbor spool stores fly line without the dreaded curls, and while in use it can out wind most trout. The spool diameter of 3 inches allows for lots of backing capacity and the weight, if you can call it that, comes in at an
insane 2 ¾ ounces. If you're into palming your fly reel or staying in consistent contact with your fly line, then the Sage 3100 Fly Fishing Reel is for you!
Specifications:
- Weight: 2 3/4 oz
- Spool Diameter: 3 inches
- Line + Yards of Backing: 2 DT + 50 12#
- Machined aerospace grade aluminum frame and spool
- Old school click and pawl drag
- Tough anodized finish
- Color: Silver
Leland on Sage 3000 Series Click and Pawl Fly Fishing Reels
When Sage first designed the 3000 Series Fly Reels, they knew there would be issues for those anglers that liked the "old school" click and pawl fly reels. Let's face it, when you are fishing bamboo, there is no other sound that can match the buttery beauty of a true click and pawl fly reel in action. The Sage solution was to design an over-the-top click and pawl to compliment the rough and tough 3000 Drag Fly Reel Series.
Built with the same frame as the popular 3000D, this little reel can
handle any rough treatment you or a fish can dish out. The exposed rim
allows for easy palming,
adding drag when needed. So if you're nostalgic or just enjoy the
control and grace of a more traditional click and pawl fly reel, Sage has what you seek.
Leland on Sage 2008 Fly Fishing Reels
Sage fly reels, you ask? Absolutely!
Sage has been in reel development almost as long as they have been
designing fly rods. Through the tough field testing of their fly rods
Sage has come to know what it takes to make a quality fly reel
that works day in and day out. Sage has recently taken their fly reel
team to new levels with several new engineers that are thinking way
outside the box. As you might expect these new guys are take no prisoners, cutting-edge and are incorporating modern technologies and materials into some of the finest reels on the market.
True
to the Sage name these reels are designed light and highly functional.
One look at the reels and you can tell there is something more than what meets the eye.
These reels are built to take abuse. Just one example is the 3000 Drag
Series; there are 12 drag washers, 6 each alternating of carbon fiber
and stainless steel. No gamefish is going to beat up that reel. The
frames and spools for all these Sage reels are forged from aerospace aluminum,
which can take licking and keep on ticking. Take closer look at the
Sage Fly Reels that are steeped with tradition but are not fly reels of
yester-years.
Sage on Sage Products
"At Sage, every piece of angling equipment we make is designed, tested and hand built with one goal in mind: Maximum fishability.
It's a term we came up with a few years back to describe the kind of
performance that helps you cast better, fish more effectively and have more fun.
In short, every Sage rod, reel and line is specifically designed to
help you make the most of your precious time on the water."
Sage on Fly Fishing
"KIDS AT PLAY:
Remember when you got so excited you couldn’t sleep the night before
fishing? Or how your hands shook with anticipation trying to rig up? Or
the hopes held in a morning’s thrilling first cast?
Of course,
after a lifetime of fishing, it’s awfully easy to become jaded. Tales
of huge fish in exotic destinations are a long way from the kid who,
fearing he’d sleep past dawn, lay on his back in the tent, holding
tennis shoes above his face. In the unlikely event he should actually
drift off, the shoes would bounce off his head to wake him. And that
was just to catch first light at the local bluegill pond.
In the soul of every angler lives the kind of fun we felt as kids. It’s what keeps our love for fishing alive.
A psychologist might say we’re harboring some kind of Peter Pan
complex, but for us, it’s what fly fishing is really all about. It
might also explain why people are always asking anglers when they plan
to “grow up.”
We’d also like to introduce you to J.D. Love and
Brian Horsley, who provide the kind of on-the-water-every-day input
that’s essential to creating rods with maximum fishability. J.D. and
Brian are “serious” anglers, but even after decades of guiding, both retain a kid’s excitement about fishing.
Our kind of people. Whether you last felt the anticipation that leads
to sleepless nights and shaking hands a week ago or a lifetime ago, may
you experience it again in the upcoming season. When are we going to
grow up...Hopefully never. See you out there."
