SAS 958 is the best all-around salmon and steelhead rod in this series. At 9 ½', this rod is an excellent distance caster and offers more line mending and fly steering ability than a comparable 9' rod. SAS 958 is well suited to both floating and sinking line techniques, and doubles nicely as a pike or bass rod.
| Performance Characteristics | |
| Water type: | Salmon and steelhead rivers, bass and pike lakes |
| Optimum range: | 30-100 feet |
| Wind rating: | 7 |
| Techniques: | All steelhead and salmon techniques, including distance casting, roll casting, and line mending with both sinking and floating lines |
| Fish species: | Steelhead, Atlantic Salmon, Pacific Salmon, Pike, Largemouth Bass |
| Length: | 9' 6" |
| Weight: | 4.4 Ounces |
| Line: | #8 weight line |
| Sections: | 2 piece |
| Blank: | Charcoal, sanded, satin waxed |
| Ferrule: | Ultra-slim sleeve ferrule |
| Wraps: | Black, metallic blue highlights |
| Grip: | Full Wells, extra-select quality cork |
| Reel Seat: | Machined all-aluminum, black anodized uplocking |
| Fighting Butt: | 1 1/2" fixed |
| Snake Guides: | Super hard chrome |
| Stripping Guides: | Stainless steel with Hialoy inserts |
| Case and liner: | High quality cordura covered PVC case with partitioned cloth liner |