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I hope you guys are NOT paying retail for fly rods! Learn to build them, it is really not that difficult and you can build them at a substantial savings! I can tell you, I wouldn't have six Sages in my closet otherwise. Another tip, try to find imperfect rod blanks. Patrick's Fly Shop in Seattle used to (don't know if they still do) sell them for about 70-80 bones a blank. The last rod I built was a 8' 3 wt Sage LL rod that including rod tube and NICE hardware I had a little over $200 into. If you need any help or have questions let me know.<P>
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Friends don't let friends pay retail!<P>BTW, nice fish!
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<P><p>[This message has been edited by Bigmuley (edited January 11, 2001).]