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Fishing– Sage CIRCA Fly Rods R Sporting Lifestyle – Realtree ealtree started in 1986 with a pencil, pad of paper and a vision. Today, Bill Jordan's camouflage is the choice for many outdoorsmen and women throughout the U.S. Whether it's cold-weather gear for an Iowa deer hunt, an outfit to support your favorite NASCAR driver or a case for your cell phone, Realtree has you covered. It's Realtree's involvement in, and passion for, conservation and community that has earned them our Sporting Lifestyle Award of Excellence for 2012. If that's not enough, the company has already released yet another new camouflage pattern for 2013: Realtree Xtra Green. F or decades Sage has been known for pushing the envelope on fly rod design. Unfortunately, at least for those of us who love the slower casting rhythms associated with traditional dry flies, that envelope was always addressed "Faster, Stiffer, Quicker." But all that changed with the Sage CIRCA. The company that produced the legendary LL series has returned to its roots with one of the sweetest, smoothest casting rods to ever grace a trout stream. Can you still tell it's a Sage? Absolutely. It's extremely accurate; it's half the diameter of comparable rods; and it's incredibly light in the hand. More importantly, though, the new CIRCA rivals the finest custom graphite rods, the finest glass rods, even the finest bamboo rods, when it comes to sheer, unadulterated casting pleasure. If you love standing knee-deep in your favorite river and fishing a Quill Gordon or a Parachute Adams to rising trout, you need to check out a Sage CIRCA. It's a wonderful fly rod. – Todd Tanner S P O R T I N G C 62 L A S S I C S