10-12-2008, 12:36 AM
Here is one of the kits I suggested to BFS to look at.. its a SA 5/6 wt 9 ft rod.. it also includes a few flies.. and the reel is already set up with backing and line.. plus it has a a leader.. and a dvd of basics of fly fishing..
[url "http://bigfishingshop.com/"]SA KIT[/url]
Both my rods are either 5/6 or 6 wt.. and the rod and reel kit I picked up in TN was a 5/6 wt and we fished a stream similar to the one in your picture.. it was sensitive enough for me and MacLarry and we were catching small trout, bass, bream, and gills.. Id say the largest was about 6" long..
from what I keep seeing here a 3 or 4 wt 7.5 to 8 foot rod would be a little more forgiving here for the situation he is in.... but for a beginner money is usually a factor.. that is why I got the shakespeare kit.. it was 20.00 but did not include any flies or the dvd..
such a quandry.. lol.. and to remember I was in this same situation not that long ago.. but thanks to the good people here I got all my questions answered..
MacFly
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[url "http://bigfishingshop.com/"]SA KIT[/url]
Both my rods are either 5/6 or 6 wt.. and the rod and reel kit I picked up in TN was a 5/6 wt and we fished a stream similar to the one in your picture.. it was sensitive enough for me and MacLarry and we were catching small trout, bass, bream, and gills.. Id say the largest was about 6" long..
from what I keep seeing here a 3 or 4 wt 7.5 to 8 foot rod would be a little more forgiving here for the situation he is in.... but for a beginner money is usually a factor.. that is why I got the shakespeare kit.. it was 20.00 but did not include any flies or the dvd..
such a quandry.. lol.. and to remember I was in this same situation not that long ago.. but thanks to the good people here I got all my questions answered..
MacFly
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