I bet that 8wt rpl is a rocket, I have an old sage ds 7wt that I have never liked and my rpl+ 6wt throws a 7wt line better than that ds sage I have(and am gonna get rid of it, I have never liked the action of that ds) I like the spl sage rods as well,I havent bought a new sage in yrs since they started making them in a rainbow of colors . Last time I bought a sage it was either brown, green, or blue depending on the series. Good rods,I've been fishing with sage rods since I was a teenager and have never had a failure of any kind(knock on wood now they r prob all gonna break lol).
Scott isn't a bad rod for the money if you don't want to spend the money on a sage. If you're gonna get a less expensive rod I'd prob go a little heavier like maybe a 8wt because they seem to be a little softer action, I've never found the need for a rod that heavy but some seem to like them but I don't fish huge water either.
Good luck,
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