Took the day off today to take the family down south for some shopping and a visit to the Sage Factory on Bainbridge Island. I broke the tip of my 2106 last year and needed to replace it. Rather than trouble a local shop for warranty issues, I decided make the drive and ferry ride over. We all know the quality that Sage puts into their rods but what I didn't know is how good the quality of their staff is. Not only did they replace the top section no questions asked, but they gave my wife, daughter and I a private tour of the whole operation from start to finish (they do give tours every tuesday and thursday by appt. but when they found out I was from Canada, they went out of their way to give us one). I was like a kid in a candy store. Every single rod that Sage sells is made in their factory. The only work that they sometimes contract out is the winding of the thread on the guides. I saw the production from when they cut the sheets of graphite all the way to the final step of attaching the butt sections to each rod. Quality control is done many times during the whole process. If you have an old sage rod that you are worried about breaking, rest assured they keep every single pattern and mold for all the rods they have ever made and you will have no trouble in getting a replacement for it. The warranty area had many RPX's and other discontinued rods and blanks ready to be shipped out. They even have a pond in the back that is stocked with pan sized bass so that they can test their new products. If you have a few rods that need warranty work, It may be worthwhile to make that trip down south and pay them a visit.
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