ESN

Overview

Our ESN was designed specifically for Europeanstyle nymphing techniques developed to maximize catch rates. Built with a KonneticHD backbone, the ESN allows anglers to experience unmatched blank recovery, increased sensitivity, reduced weight-in-hand, and superior shock absorption to better hold fish. The refined medium action has been designed with a variety of long and short line techniques and situations in mind, allowing you to confidently work any stretch of river. From small creeks to big rivers, the ESN is as dynamic as the water.

ESN

Features

ESN

Details

KonneticHD Technology

Black Ice blank color

Garnet primary thread wraps with Metallic Charcoal trim wraps

Fuji ceramic stripper guides with hard chromed single-foot snake guides and tip-top

Stealth Black anodized aluminum down-locking reel seat

Flor grade snub-nose, half-wells cork handle

Black rod bag with Titanium logo and Garnet model tag

Black powder coated aluminum rod tube with Sage Medallion

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Garnet thread wraps with Metallic Charcoal trim wraps

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Stealth Black anodized aluminum down-locking reel seat

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Black powder coated aluminum rod tube with Sage Medallion

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Snub-nose handle and down-locking reel seat for optimal balancing.

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MAXIMIZED SENSITIVITY

Built on a Konnetic HD material platform, the carbon-dense design and soft tip allows for the utmost in sensitivity while tight-line nymphing, offering the angler the ability to detect even the most subtle of subsurface takes.
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REDUCED WEIGHT-IN-HAND

Every detail in the ESN series is designed around maximum efficiency for the most technical of tight-line nymph anglers. This means that the extremely lightweight blank and minimal componentry aren’t the only contribution to the featherweight feel in hand, but a down-locking aluminum reel seat pulls the balance point even closer to the angler allowing for less fatigue while keeping the rod tip high.
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SUPERIOR SHOCK ABSORPTION

The soft tip of the ESN allows for superior protection of the finest tippet and leaders. Combined with a powerful lower end, the ESN is able to effectively lift fish out of deep lies and heavy water without sacrificing tippet protection.

Konnetic HD

TIGHTER LOOPS – HD GIVES YOU MORE.

KonneticHD Technology is the next era in performance graphite rods. Optimizing our graphite-to-resin ratio, we have created a higher density (HD) fiber composite, resulting in lighter, stronger blanks which deliver unmatched recovery, energy transfer, and line/loop control. Building upon proprietary construction techniques developed for Konnetic Technology, KonneticHD gives us an elevated platform to achieve new levels in rod design.

MADE IN USA

At Sage, craftsmanship is our people. We’re not a big faceless factory, but rather a workplace of craftspeople who design and build the world’s best fly rods and reels using our hands and hearts. We do it by sharing ideas and always asking the next question to find what can be done to make this better. Our rods are built one at time right here on Bainbridge Island, WA, following hundreds of meticulous steps and passing through 23 sets of hands. Our reels are also designed right here, and then precision-crafted with exclusive USA carbon to tolerance only Sage can deliver. We’re out there fishing the same places in the same unforgiving conditions that you are. Craftsmanship is applied experience. Lifetimes of it.