Sage MAVERICK 11WT 9'
In Stock • Bozeman, MT
- MODEL: MAVERICK 1190-4
- LINE SIZE: 11WT
- ROD LENGTH: 9'0"
- HANDLE: Fighting Butt Handle
- COLOR: Pacific Blue
- PIECES: 4
- PHYSICAL WEIGHT: 5 1/8oz
Description
Sage MAVERICK 1190
9' 11 weight, four-piece fly rod
The mainstay in today’s Tarpon game, the Sage 1190-4 MAVERICK is a workhorse fly rod for today’s traveling angler that focuses on chasing the Silver King. Purpose-built for Florida and Cuba Tarpon scenarios, the MAVERICK 1190 has been designed to offer lifting power on big fish while loading quickly for short casts to fast cruisers on the flats.
Salt Specific / Fast Action
- Quick-Shot Presentations
- Increased Pulling And Lifting Power
- Oversized Guide-Set To Help Reduce Tangles Of Larger Saltwater Knots
The MAVERICK has been designed to maximize quick-shot opportunities with a powerful tip section that drives the casting load down to more robust lower sections, making it easier to fire these quick efficient casts and helping the angler make the most of their finite opportunities. With a true saltwater-specific backbone and design, the MAVERICK is ready for any salty challenge thrown its way.
Features
- Konnetic Technology
- Pacific Blue blank color
- Charcoal primary thread wraps with Light Grey trim wraps
- Oversized Fuji ceramic stripper guides
- Oversized hard chromed snake guides and tip-top
- Corrosion-resistant anodized aluminum reel seat in Matte Slate
- Integrated “hidden” reel seat hook keeper
- Super grade full-wells cork handle with cork/EVA fighting butt
- Black rod bag with Titanium logo and Blue model tag
- Matte Black powder coated aluminum rod tube with Sage Medallion
Fly Line Recommendation for Sage Maverick Fly Rods
- All-Around: RIO DirectCore Flats Pro
Technology
KONNETIC
Improved accuracy is a result of smoother tracking and increased line speed and line control... all features of Sage’s revolutionary Konnetic Technology®. Creating an impossibly light blank with enhanced hand-to-fly sensitivity, Konnetic Technology utilizes advanced modulus positioning that places carbon fibers to exacting tolerances. This creates slimmer blank profiles with unparalleled strength and efficient energy transfer throughout the shaft. Konnetic Technology’s highly responsive and robust blanks feel connected, offering significantly enhanced torsional stability and minimal vibration for casts that track effortlessly and accurately.
- Unique, proprietary carbon/resin composite developed specifically for Konnetic Technology® rods and found exclusively in Sage rods.
- Advanced modulus positioning creates slimmer profiles, greater strength, & more efficient energy transfer along the length of the shaft.
- Optimized hoop-to-axial fiber positioning reduces blank weight and enhances cross-sectional strength and performance.
- High compression molding for increased fiber density, reducing weight with uncompromised durability.
- Superior tracking through minimized lateral and torsional movement.
- Focused energy transfer creates greater connectivity with less effort.
Warranty
Every new Sage rod, blank and Sage series reel is covered by our lifetime, original owner warranty against defects in materials or workmanship.
This warranty is limited to repair and replacement of the rod, blank or reel and does not cover direct, indirect, consequential, incidental or any other type of damage resulting from the use of the product. This warranty does not cover fire, theft, missing rod sections, intentional breakage, modification or customization of the finished rod, or damage during the assembly of a blank into a finished rod. Warranty coverage on Sage blanks does not extend to any custom work or components added to the blanks. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary from state to state.
Sage reserves the right to determine whether to repair or replace any Sage Product covered by this warranty and the right to replace any discontinued models with comparable models when necessary.
Colors and components may vary between original and replacement parts.
The lifetime, original owner warranty against defects in materials and workmanship applies to rods with a serial # beginning with the letter "A" and higher, including all double letters (i.e. AA, AB, and AC). Should a breakage occur outside of warranty coverage (when it’s not the result of defects in materials or workmanship) a repair can usually be made for a fee.
One exception to this is the rods manufactured with a serial number Q, R, S or T. These rods carry an unconditional, original owner lifetime warranty.
PLEASE NOTE: Sage blanks are not serialized. Warranty coverage on rods built from Sage blanks is limited to the blank only.
http://www.sageflyfish.com/repair-faq
ROD CLASSIFICATION & REPAIR FEES
CURRENT - Rods that are part of our current line-up. - Fee: $30
RECENT - No longer in our current product line-up, but not more than 10 years since the final year of production. - Fee $85
CLASSIC - 10 or more years since the final year of production - $175
Sage Maverick
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Q: What specific fishing scenarios did you design this rod for, and where do you feel it truly excels in performance? A: This 11 is easy to pick up and get’er done. Great for slightly shorter shots and those seeking more of a tip flex.
Q: What fly line would you recommend pairing with this rod? A: RIO Elite Tarpon
| empty | Short | Medium | Long | FINAL SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caster 1 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 21.3 |
| Caster 2 | 7.1 | 8 | 7.5 | 23.9 |
| Caster 3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 22.6 |
| Combined | 22.4 | 22.6 | 22.8 | 67.8 |
- This is a little heavier of a fly rod. For the shorter shots you can feel the deep load. A little ‘poppy’ and not the most fluid, but still nice. You lose a little bit of speed going out to the medium targets. Does better in close for me. You can feel the slowness of the rod going out to the longer targets.
- This rod does bend down deeper into the middle. The flex helps in close, but can’t finesse the rod too much. Will rocket if you want it to. The grip is comfortable for medium to larger hands.
- Great cork and fighting butt. Extra weight on the blank. The rod feels like it’s missing something/less efficient at distance. Feels inconsistent at 50’ (medium) and at 70’ (long) it feels better and forgiving.
In tarpon specific situations, the Maverick favors short range feel over efficiency at distance. The deeper load through the mid section provides control and forgiveness on closer presentations, which can be helpful when fish show up unexpectedly or shots need to be made quickly. However, the rod feels heavier in hand and loses some efficiency and consistency as shots stretch into the medium range.
At longer distances it can still generate power when asked, but it does not deliver the same confidence or repeatability as other rods when consistently making 50 to 70 foot tarpon presentations. This rod is better suited for anglers who prioritize feel and forgiveness on closer shots rather than repeated medium and long range casts.
