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[jsxtreme]

You snooty bastards and your fly fishing . Too good to use a bait caster like the rest of us?

I still use a spinning rod from time to time, but I've always fly fished since I was a kid. I'm quickly learning that the higher end fly shops dont have price tags, and that isn't a problem for most of the patrons. It still is for me however.

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I'm quickly learning that the higher end fly shops dont have price tags, and that isn't a problem for most of the patrons. It still is for me however.

It's been that way for years. I remember when I first stepped into the Orvis store in downtown Rochester 20 some years ago....looked, drooled, and walked out .

[jsxtreme]

It's been that way for years. I remember when I first stepped into the Orvis store in downtown Rochester 20 some years ago....looked, drooled, and walked out .

I was lucky enough to buy two of my rods and reels from someone I worked with a while back for pennies on the dollar. Only one rod/reel combo I bought new. Orvis actually makes some really decent entry level combos for $150 bucks now. It's not too terribly expensive to get into the sport now.

Good fly line is $80+, and its more important than any other peice of equipment IMO.

[Tin]

I was lucky enough to buy two of my rods and reels from someone I worked with a while back for pennies on the dollar. Only one rod/reel combo I bought new. Orvis actually makes some really decent entry level combos for $150 bucks now. It's not too terribly expensive to get into the sport now

I'll have to have a look. Last time I was there as in the post above you weren't spending any less than $1,000 for full kit sans waders.

[jsxtreme]

I'll have to have a look. Last time I was there as in the post above you weren't spending any less than $1,000 for full kit sans waders.

Whole deal out the door for $160. Rod, reel, and line. All you'd need is leaders and flies. I'm sure it's better than the k-mart combo I learned on.

http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=8P43

Schultz outfitters in Ypsi still had a few in stock too.

[Tin]

Whole deal out the door for $160. Rod, reel, and line. All you'd need is leaders and flies. I'm sure it's better than the k-mart combo I learned on.

http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=8P43

Schultz outfitters in Ypsi still had a few in stock too.

Wow that isn't bad at all. I'll have to get something like that. Do you tie any of your own flies?

[jsxtreme]

This is even better in my opinion. Worth the extra bucks. That's a very good rig for $295. Someone like us would probably never need more than that..... but as I say that I have 3 combos. lol

http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=5L4E

I've tied a couple, I'm not very good at it. For now I buy. Next winter I plan to take a few classes.

[1BADAIR]

I almost lost two st chroix rods last year when we stuck a dam huge wave lol

[jsxtreme]

Damn that would have really sucked. st. chroix makes quality stuff!

[Tin]

Damn that would have really sucked. st. chroix makes quality stuff!

Long live the Ugly Stik!