Sage blanks being 500+ definitely need to be careful with it. Mines built off one of the fancier mhx blanks. It's my first fly build. did a giant 12 foot noodle rod for brown trout on the reservoirs here. That's a real hoot to try and reel a 8lb+ brown on 3-4lb test on a 4lb rod. It's literally like an overcooked spaghetti Sent from my SM-G988U using Tapatalk