Trident Fly Fishing
Sage Arbor XL Fly Reel
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From Trident Fly Fishing
The Sage Arbor XL Fly Reel is built around one number: a 4 1/8 inch frame on the 4/5/6 close to a full inch larger in diameter than most reels sold for a 5 weight. Sage&';s stated payoff is 15 percent faster line pickup and that matters most in one situation when a fish turns and runs straight at you and the fight is decided by whether you can come tight again before the slack does. To keep that diameter from becoming a heavy reel Sage kept the spool narrow 1 1/8 inches on the 4/5/6 and ported the arbor landing at 4 1/2 ounces.