Dear Valued Anglers,

We are writing to you today to inform you of an initiative we are undertaking here at Sage, Redington and RIO which is created with the idea of raising money to support Alaska TU and their efforts to confront the interests who are behind the Pebble Mine project on Lake Iliamna in Bristol Bay.  As this is one of the largest environmental impact stories of our lifetime, we sincerely hope that you will join us in this effort.

For those of you who are unaware of the Pebble Mine project, it is presently conceived to be an open pit mine of gargantuan proportions.  When completed it will be 2 miles long, 1 ½ miles wide and 1700 feet deep with an accompanying 20 square mile toxic waste lagoon, all built right in the middle of one of America’s premier salmon and trout fisheries.  Owned primarily by Northern Dynasty Minerals, Ltd, a Canadian mining-development company, Pebble Mine will directly impact Upper Tularik Creek, the lower Koktuli River in the Nushagak and Kvichak drainages, as well as Lake Clark and Lake Iliamna.

Given the magnitude of the potential impact to one of the world’s greatest fly fisheries, we at Sage, Redington and RIO have determined to do our part to try and stop Pebble Mine from moving forward.  We are therefore dedicating one day of our manufacturing time, naming it One Day for Bristol Bay, in order to create a limited edition run of 300 rod, reel and line packages which we will make available to consumers, and from which we will donate a significant portion of the proceeds to TU Alaska who are one of the spearheads of the anti- Pebble Mine movement.

The outfits are comprised of a Sage 890-4 Z- AXIS rod, a matching Redington CD moss colored reel that is pre-spooled with an RIO Gold 8 WF flyline.  They are packaged in a black cordura rod/reel case with More Precious Than Gold embroidered on the tube. 

The retail value of this package is over $800. 

However, S age/We will retail it for $600.00

At a minimum, Sage will be making a donation to TU Alaska  in the amount of $200 per outfit. We, Anglers Pro Shop will donate all proceeds in excess of $600.00, if the outfit is sold for higher than the $600 minimum, thereby raising a baseline amount of $60,000 when we successfully sell all 300 outfits.

In recognition of the importance this destination plays in our business, and knowing that we all have customers who go there to fish every year, we sincerely hope that you will support us in this cause.  The potential loss or impairment of this prime fishing habitat is simply too big a risk to all of us, to sit back and do nothing.  Please do all you can to help by supporting our More Precious Than Gold initiative.