03-21-2014, 09:27 PM
My current fly rod is a $17 Eagle Claw Wal*Mart special. It's pretty funny to put a good Ross reel on it, but that's my current option.
It's pretty awful, but it can throw the line around well enough to get the job done. I've even caught some pretty nice fish on it.
Really, with fly fishing, the fish only care about the bug you're throwing them, and where/how you place it. They don't care what kind of gear you use to get it to them.
(I do have 2 much better rods that should be fixed soon enough. I miss them greatly.)
I say learn on cheap stuff, then upgrade once you really get into it. That way, you'll really notice the difference between cheap and spendy.
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It's pretty awful, but it can throw the line around well enough to get the job done. I've even caught some pretty nice fish on it.
Really, with fly fishing, the fish only care about the bug you're throwing them, and where/how you place it. They don't care what kind of gear you use to get it to them.
(I do have 2 much better rods that should be fixed soon enough. I miss them greatly.)
I say learn on cheap stuff, then upgrade once you really get into it. That way, you'll really notice the difference between cheap and spendy.
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