11-17-2005, 10:53 PM
My advise is not to go cheap. If you really wnat to lar the sport, save a little cash and go to a FLY SHOP, not a discount department store, and spend some time with the sales person and listen to there reccomendations. Cultivate a relationship with the shop sales person., not saying you need to buy him dinner and pick out curtians together, but show some loyalty to the shop, and it will pay BIG dividends. you will get good advice, instrucion, tips on where what and how.
You dont have to break the bank, but most of the real names in qualityequipment have very functional entry level products, The SageFLi, Winston Ibis, St Croix Legend come to mind. If you buy a rod like this, fishing will be more pleasant and you wont feel you need to ditch the cheap stuff and upgrade once you get the hang of it. you can fish these rods for a lifetime. Get a decent, but not expensive reel, get a quality line. Get functional, comfrable waders and boots.
If you go cheap, you're likely to get frustrated and give it up.
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You dont have to break the bank, but most of the real names in qualityequipment have very functional entry level products, The SageFLi, Winston Ibis, St Croix Legend come to mind. If you buy a rod like this, fishing will be more pleasant and you wont feel you need to ditch the cheap stuff and upgrade once you get the hang of it. you can fish these rods for a lifetime. Get a decent, but not expensive reel, get a quality line. Get functional, comfrable waders and boots.
If you go cheap, you're likely to get frustrated and give it up.
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