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Sage Igniter 9140

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#1 ·
Has anybody used/ got experience with this rod. I have the 8136 which is an excellent rod and not like the old methods which were too stiff for my taste.
 
#3 ·
Thanks for the feedback. There appears to be good reviews of the lighter line igniters but nothing on the 14 and 15 foot rods. The heavier lined Methods were very stiff and the lighter line rods were better rods for my taste so I wonder if it’s the same for the igniter
 
#10 ·
The 9140-4 Ignither is a longer and bit beefed up compared to the 8136-4 Ignither. Its completely different than the 9140-4 Method,which is an ultra fast and stif 14'#9/10. The 9140-4 has a deeper smooth action with a bit lighter tip/upper part of the rod. I use the 9140-4 Ignither for most of my summer salmon fishing on rivers like Gaula using Scandi lines wieghting 38-40 grams. The rod has a lively action and some might feel the tip is a bit to light to pick up Sink 5+ shooting heads and big flies, but I have not had anny issues with this in just slowing down the pick up and using more of the middel part of the rod to do so. The smooth increase of power through the blank makes is a good rod to play the bigger salmon.

Compare do the SAGE 9140-4 X, its a bit more stepped up in action. And I use the X more with Floating/Intermediate heads. In turns of casting, I personally like the Ignither because it has this more 3/4 type of action with better excelleration in the rod
 
#15 ·
Lines for SAGE 9140-4 Ignither

On the 9140-4 Ignither I use 38-40 gram lines for 'classic' Scandinavian style underhand casting. The rod is a beefy 9-weight but for my casting style and the feel/responce thatI like to get from the rod I do not like to go over 40 grams. I feel I loose the finesse in the upper part in the rod. And its this finesse that I like a lot in this 9-weight Ignither.

I also fish the 10150-4 Ignither and I use 43-45 gram lines on that one.
 
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