sportsman warehouse fly rods???

[Flyfishinglover]

I just recently received a $250 gift card from my dads friend so I'm going to buy a new fly rod.


Any subjection what to get??
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[Catcherman.]

I've heard good things about the tfo finesse.
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[Flyfishinglover]

Hopefully I get time after work and a few other things around the house to check out a new rod and hope to take it on a fishing trip. Sucks not fishing for 2 weeks.

Thanks for the info man.

I hope the shop have a good selection.
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[kochanut]

Bank robber. or save your $$$$$ get a decent reel, and than go to one of the local shops and get a Sage, Orvis, or Winston rod
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[TyeDyeTwins]

Thousands of worms to last you the year, or till the fly comp is over[].
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[flygoddess]

What weight rod you looking at?
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[Flyfishinglover]

7
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[RockyRaab]

FFL, the SW website shows that they carry the St Croix Imperial for $210 or less as well as the Temple Fork Professional for $195 or less. They even show a TFO combo setup for $210. All are well thought of.
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[flygoddess]

Don't forget you will need the line as well[] Can't help you there, I own ONE seven and it is a spey.
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[Flyfishinglover]

I just end up getting a redington crosswater combo then gave the rest of the gift card to my dad so he can buy a fishing pole that I broke last year [laugh]

I'm happy and my dad will be happy. Can't complain on getting a nice new free fly rod.
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[Flyfishinglover]

Don't worry I got everything I needed.
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[mojorizing]

[quote Flyfishinglover]7[/quote]
Just out of curosity, why a 7wt. A 7wt. is like the red headed stepchild of flyrods- (sorry Koch)........
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[Flyfishinglover]

I end up getting a 6wt and I'm loving it big time. Cast so smoothly especially with my big woolly buggers.
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[kochanut]

Meh I use my 7 for bass, wipers, and musky. Besides you can never have one o many fly rods
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[STEVEF39]

I Love my 7 weight one of my favorite rods, throws streamers really good!
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[TroutMan93]

Haha love it! Even though I don't have a 7 weight, just like Koch said you cant have too many fly rods! [cool]
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[RockyRaab]

It always made sense to me to skip numbers in rod weight. I have a 3, a 5, and a 7, for example. (I always was a little bit odd.) One could do equally well with a 2, 4, and 6, though. But if the "universal fly rod" is a 5, then there's little point in also owning a 4 or a 6 because they're just too close in performance. Or at least that's how it seems to me.
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[kochanut]

I try to have at least one of every weight from 000 through 10 with multiples of several in certain weights. I have a Winston 4 that is one of my favs for smaller streamers
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[quote RockyRaab]It always made sense to me to skip numbers in rod weight. I have a 3, a 5, and a 7, for example. (I always was a little bit odd.) One could do equally well with a 2, 4, and 6, though. But if the "universal fly rod" is a 5, then there's little point in also owning a 4 or a 6 because they're just too close in performance. Or at least that's how it seems to me.[/quote]
With the technology that is put into today's fly rods, I feel that the 6wt. is or will take over as the "universal" fly rod. Most good rods in 6 wt. today, Winston, Sage, Hardy, Orvis etc. are lighter than 4 wt. rods of 5 years ago. And 4 wt. premimum rods are stronger than 5 wt. rods (and lighter of course) of 5 years ago too. If I were starting today, 6wt. and then 4 wt. would be my first choices. But like mentioned before, you can't have enough fly rods.
To me a 9' 6wt. and a 7'-71/2' 4 wt. is a perfect start. Then a couple more 4 wt.'s of different flexes and lengths, couple more 6's, an 8, maybe a 3 or 2wt. graphite and glass, then a bamboo 4 wt. from Sweetgrass, etc. etc. etc.
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[TylerKunz]

[quote mojorizing][quote RockyRaab]It always made sense to me to skip numbers in rod weight. I have a 3, a 5, and a 7, for example. (I always was a little bit odd.) One could do equally well with a 2, 4, and 6, though. But if the "universal fly rod" is a 5, then there's little point in also owning a 4 or a 6 because they're just too close in performance. Or at least that's how it seems to me.[/quote]
With the technology that is put into today's fly rods, I feel that the 6wt. is or will take over as the "universal" fly rod. Most good rods in 6 wt. today, Winston, Sage, Hardy, Orvis etc. are lighter than 4 wt. rods of 5 years ago. And 4 wt. premimum rods are stronger than 5 wt. rods (and lighter of course) of 5 years ago too. If I were starting today, 6wt. and then 4 wt. would be my first choices. But like mentioned before, you can't have enough fly rods.
To me a 9' 6wt. and a 7'-71/2' 4 wt. is a perfect start. Then a couple more 4 wt.'s of different flexes and lengths, couple more 6's, an 8, maybe a 3 or 2wt. graphite and glass, then a bamboo 4 wt. from Sweetgrass, etc. etc. etc.[/quote] +1 I started with a 6 and then bought a 4. I want to get a 7 just so I can go after carp or musky without having to worry about a big boy snapping it.
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