07-18-2013, 02:14 AM
Lines should last many hundreds of hours of use/ that's many thousands of trout once you get the basics down[
]. So think of it as a couple cents per fish. Line does mater but to me any descent midflex rod can cast 98% of appropriate lines out there very accurately.
I wouldn't hesitate to buy an older premium rod off KSL or ebay. FG looks to still have an orvis tls 9' 5 wt rod of her brothers for sale. You can get some really good deals on ebay on good reels as long as you aren't set on a Hardy or Orvis CFO. A new Orvis encounter LA reel is only $49. Just missed a great sale on Battenkill Bar Stock Reels starting at $69.
I'd take a descent used Orvis or Sage rod and reel any day over most of those starter packages.
I just ordered a custom 5'8" 1 wt rod from RDP rods http://www.rdpflyrods.com/flyrods.html
for all of $145. Weighs like an ounce and cast far better than 98% of rods I've ever handled. Longer and larger weight rods are just a bit more.
I have a 7'11" 4 wt 2 pc orvis TLS I'll let go to a BFTer for $140. Been traveling and I'm leaving the country for 2 weeks so wasn't going to list it until I got back at the beginning of August.
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]. So think of it as a couple cents per fish. Line does mater but to me any descent midflex rod can cast 98% of appropriate lines out there very accurately. I wouldn't hesitate to buy an older premium rod off KSL or ebay. FG looks to still have an orvis tls 9' 5 wt rod of her brothers for sale. You can get some really good deals on ebay on good reels as long as you aren't set on a Hardy or Orvis CFO. A new Orvis encounter LA reel is only $49. Just missed a great sale on Battenkill Bar Stock Reels starting at $69.
I'd take a descent used Orvis or Sage rod and reel any day over most of those starter packages.
I just ordered a custom 5'8" 1 wt rod from RDP rods http://www.rdpflyrods.com/flyrods.html
for all of $145. Weighs like an ounce and cast far better than 98% of rods I've ever handled. Longer and larger weight rods are just a bit more.
I have a 7'11" 4 wt 2 pc orvis TLS I'll let go to a BFTer for $140. Been traveling and I'm leaving the country for 2 weeks so wasn't going to list it until I got back at the beginning of August.
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