01-28-2009, 04:40 PM
The problem is despite the down turn in the economy you're not likely to get a discount a new premium rod. Look for the used or go with the cheaper rod. If you like to travel to fish now is a good time to book that at deeply discounted prices. My wife noticed me drooling over the Orvis Helios rods. She suggested she splurge on one for my Christmas present. I always tell her Christmas and birthday presents are for kids and I don't want any so she seldom gets me anything. I told her rather than spend $800 for a rod I'd like to put the money toward a trip to the southern hemisphere to fish. I found roundtrip tickets to New Zealand on sale for just a couple hundred more than the rod. My 45th birthday is next month so she agreed I could make a combined christmas/b-day present and buy the tickets for my present. So I'm off to the South Island of NZ for 10 days around my birthday next month. I'll just rent a car and food and lodging is dirt cheap there. Now you know I'm not going to ever let her buy me another present and save up for my 50th birthday after this[sly]. I'm already thinking Patagonia, Iceland or Kamchatka[cool].
[signature]
[signature]