I've never fished with any of the sage reels. Not a big fan of their designs i.e. exposed gears on the drag systems of some models. Obviously not an issue with the 4200. But the other issue I have is their weight. Kind of on the heavy side of simi- high performance gear.

I own several Ross Reels though, and one of my first is the Cimarron #2 that I've been beating the hell out of since 1990. It's also not all that light but I can say that its almost bullet proof. It was the predecessor of the CLA that has only gotten better from the original. I've never had any issues with any of my Ross Reel's, so I would say save yourself some dead presidents and go with the Ross Reel.