Built Around a Passion for Fly Fishing FAR BANK

from New Neighbors Guide for Kitsap Summer 2023

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BY LYNN CASTLE

Living in the Pacific Northwest, outdoor activities surround us, especially with the abundance of water in Kitsap County. Whether your healthy obsession is camping, hiking, or biking or something else entirely, the great people from Far Bank want to encourage you to consider fly fishing.

According to Tag Kleiner, Chief Marketing and Product Officer at Far Bank, “While we develop and manufacture iconic rods, reels and flies known around the globe, at Far Bank we really just want people to get outdoors and go fly fishing.” He added, “We believe in getting people outside walls and enjoying the wild.”

Far Bank is globally known, but really it is a cottage industry led by more than 250 people across four brands with footprints on Bainbridge Island, the SODO area of Seattle, Idaho Falls, and Ashland, Oregon. Filled with hard-working, dedicated local people, Sage’s rod factory is located on Bainbridge Island where they design, develop, and build their rods sold around the world.

“Sage rods, and our entire Far Bank house of brands, are highly visible on a global scale, but really we are a local business with a family feel,” said Kleiner.

Striving to be inclusive of everyone, novice to highly experienced, freshwater trout to saltwater trophy fish, Sage makes rods across a wide variety of price points and sizes. Fishermen using their rods can catch everything from trout in the Rockies using lightweight fly fishing setups to ocean fishing for tarpon, tuna, or sailfish using much bigger, sturdy equipment.

Under the Far Bank umbrella of companies, you will find Sage rods, reels and equipment, Redington rods, reels, waders and gear, RIO PRODUCTS featuring world-class fly line, leader, tippet and flies, plus Fly Water Travel - a destination fly fishing travel partner.

Best known as a well-established rod manufacturer with a long legacy of building an incredible product, Sage also touts their great company culture. As one of the biggest employers on Bainbridge Island, they are highly connected to their community and to each other.