FEATURES BLACK ANODIZED ALUMINUM REEL SEAT WITH FIGHTING BUTT. BEAUTIFUL SAGE CRAFTSMANSHIP. MADE IN THE US. THE SAGE RPLXi WASONE OF SAGE'S MOST POPULAR SALTWATER RODS. AN ALL-TIME FAVORITE FOR YEARS. LIGHTWEIGHT, SMOOTH, FAST, CRISP ACTION ROD. FAST-ACTION ROD. GREAT FOR CASTING DISTANCE, PICKING-UP A LOT OF LINE, FIGHTING BIG FISH, CASTING LARGE FLIES AND CASTING IN WINDY CONDITIONS. ROD WEIGHT IS 4 15/16 OUNCES. GREAT ROD FOR SALTWATER, STRIPERS, BABY TARPON, JACKS, SNOOK, BIG SALMON, BLUES, ETC.

Testimonial:

The RPLXi is a rod that can be described as 'sweet' and often is. It's fast, but not stiff. When you load the rod, you do not feel undue pressure on your forearm flexors (like stiff rods do) yet the taper knows when to stop giving and takes over. As the stroke progresses, the heart of the blank kicks in and as the load deepens in the blank it accelerates the line speed over the shoulder with great ease. You simply wait for the shock wave to extend the line, then with a crisp motion (timing is important with this rod) the forward stroke loads just as easy and accelerates even more sharply, shooting a tight loop with little effort albeit requiring good timing.

As powerful as it is, it still fights fish with finesse. Just as in the casting motion, it gets tougher as the rod gets loaded more. Smaller fish sometimes feel like they are beating you up on this rod because they are not getting down to the butt section. I've found that bigger fish are tamed just as well as with any broomstick rod because you're fighting them with the powerful lower end. Ever watch the profile of a rod with a big fish on? The top end is straight and doing nothing except pointing th way while the butt is doing all the heavy lifting. Under these loads the RPLXi is a tough rod on big fish. I've had no problem with big fish on the rod, but I did notice smaller fish feel big sometimes - not sure this is a bad thing. I've fished the RPLXi in all kinds of conditions and it's been my go-to rod. I am very pleased with my purchase and contend that the rod lives up to it's reputation 110%.