07-14-2011, 01:54 AM
[quote flygoddess]
A newbie and you are suggesting Build His Own? Better learn what to look for first. I have been fly fishing all my life but built my first rod maybe 5 years ago.
Just my suggestion, but, I don't find a rod at $395. that expensive, specially when you "could" turn around and sell it for darn near the same price, "if" for some reason you don't care for it. PLUS.....USA made.[
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best time to start building rods is when you get in to fly fishing paying upwards to $1000.00 each reel and rod. a abel 12 weight anti reverse reel will run you close to $1000 a good hardy spey rod same thing. $395 cheap no that's what is wrong with fly fishing it to stuffy and starched pompous people who do it. they think there the sole owners of the rivers and there head's are in the clouds. thinking others can do what they do and afford the same is wrong.
like you said the guy is a newbie why pay $395 for a specialized stick it just wrong. he has two choices large or small mouth for his rod what about gills , trout ,cat fish ,carp etc... you could get a okuma slv reel for 50 bucks a ok weight forward line 10-20 for a good line and a tfo rod 120 last i looked way cheaper. or a albright rod when the clearance them out in the fall i think i paid 59.99 for my a5 9 foot 10weight for salmon /salt and a meridian 8/9 weight for 39.99. salmon/ salt. were only here to suggest not force our views on people remember that.
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A newbie and you are suggesting Build His Own? Better learn what to look for first. I have been fly fishing all my life but built my first rod maybe 5 years ago.
Just my suggestion, but, I don't find a rod at $395. that expensive, specially when you "could" turn around and sell it for darn near the same price, "if" for some reason you don't care for it. PLUS.....USA made.[
][/quote]best time to start building rods is when you get in to fly fishing paying upwards to $1000.00 each reel and rod. a abel 12 weight anti reverse reel will run you close to $1000 a good hardy spey rod same thing. $395 cheap no that's what is wrong with fly fishing it to stuffy and starched pompous people who do it. they think there the sole owners of the rivers and there head's are in the clouds. thinking others can do what they do and afford the same is wrong.
like you said the guy is a newbie why pay $395 for a specialized stick it just wrong. he has two choices large or small mouth for his rod what about gills , trout ,cat fish ,carp etc... you could get a okuma slv reel for 50 bucks a ok weight forward line 10-20 for a good line and a tfo rod 120 last i looked way cheaper. or a albright rod when the clearance them out in the fall i think i paid 59.99 for my a5 9 foot 10weight for salmon /salt and a meridian 8/9 weight for 39.99. salmon/ salt. were only here to suggest not force our views on people remember that.
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