The Sage 7141 is the Barry Bonds on Steriods 7 wt.
dark&deep said:
Any ideas what line pairs best with the sage 7141? I am currently running the rio windcutter 7/8/9.It seems it should be easier to load.
Thanks
Before you spend a lot of extra money try to find a WC compensator for your WC and replace tip #2 with the upgrade.
With regular Spey casting, my 7141 works better with the longer lines or with the Upgrade. It does very well with the old Grand Spey 7/8 re casting. It may work too well with the long lines, as I found myself casting over the fish for the thrill of the casts. It does very well with the Carron 9/10 65' head and a 15' leader.
Recently, I tried my 7141 with my Rio Skagit 650 plus the floating tip 2* from a Rio line, a floating 15' Rio Tip and a 15' Steelhead leader and a couple of feet of tippet with some big flies and small flies. This combo worked great and will be the basic line/combo for my 7141. This line combo is a Reel hog and takes up most of my Loop 4W with 300 yards of backing. The combo balances well. I was able to do all 3 types of Skagit casts with this combo and shoot a fair amount of the green running line. The Skagit 550 which is recommended for this rod didn't load it, deep enough for my poor Skagit casts.
The Skagit 650 with the floating tip 2 or tip compensator will be my line combo for this rod.
*Most experts recommend a cheater with a Skagit line and the 7141. I decided to try the tip compensator last year with sinking tips and the Skagit, and that combo worked. The floating tip 2 worked with the floating tip. So I save money by trying these line parts which I own.