The all-new limited edition Retro Grey colorway, available in a select few models, is inspired by a pivotal period in Sage  history - a time when long-brimmed hats, members only jackets, and eye-catching colors were all the rage. Based on  the palette brought to Sage in the early 90’s with the SP family of rods, the Retro Grey R8 CORE features an iconic Teal  silk screen and trim wraps reminiscent of the SP blank color and tube accents. Set on the lighter grey blank, the colors pop with the same vibrancy as 90’s culture. Finished with a complementing Ziricote wood reel seat and Silver Pine  anodized aluminum hardware, the new Retro Grey R8 CORE offers a unique take on Sage’s expansive heritage. 

R8 CORE is focused on maximum versatility and applies new revolutionary R8 material technology through our forward thinking lens of what we're seeing out on the water - where one rod needs to show even greater range. At its core, R8  CORE traces a direct lineage to Sage's multi-application / fast action vision, one shaped by the fishing evolutions  happening all around us—from habitats we stalk and waters we frequent, to the flies we fish and the diversity of  species we now target. 

The advanced, leading-edge material behind R8 enables us to shape a rod with a stiffer, stronger backbone but a more  sensitive tip and more connected feel. The secret is twofold. First, a proprietary aerospace composite with a greater  hoop strength enables us to dimensionally grow taper diameter more quickly from the tip—while a nano-sintered resin  application increases axial resilience and allows us to pack more fiber into the blank, resulting in that true two-way  connection from hand to fly and back for greater feel, flow and control. 

FEATURES 

~ Limited Edition

~ Revolution 8 Technology 

~ Retro Grey Blank Color W/ Teal Silk Screen

~ Ziricote Wood Reel Seat W/ Silver Pine Anodized Hardware

~ Grey Primary Thread Wraps W/ Teal Trim

~ Fuji Ceramic Stripper Guides With Hard Chromed Snake Guides And Tip-Top

~ Laser Etched Line Weight On Slide Band

~ Premium Flor Grade Snub-Nose Half-Wells Cork Handle