# Stimulus

**URL:** <https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/stimulus/154626>\
**Category:** Fly Fishing gear & equipment\
**Created:** [August 4, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/stimulus/154626 "2009-08-04T02:06:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Dryrod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Dryrod](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Dryrod)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/stimulus/154626/1 "2009-08-04T02:06:19Z")

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_How about the rod & reel industry getting a piece of the stimulus spending? I would think that the manufacturers & retailers of these products that have seen sales plummet in the past several months would welcome a shot it the arm to get sales moving again. Seriously if you are in the market for a new rod & or reel are you waiting for prices to drop? We had seen one example of this when Orvis had a promo offering a free Battenkill reel with the purchase of one of their rods._

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**Author:** ![flygoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@flygoddess](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/flygoddess)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/stimulus/154626/2 "2009-08-04T14:27:26Z")

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Orvis offered great deals long before this happened with either free line, or free spool. With a $700.+ USA made rod, throwing in an Asian made reel was easy. The old days where the reels were English would have been a different story.

I know Winston needed help…bad.

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**Author:** ![Dryrod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Dryrod](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Dryrod)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/stimulus/154626/3 "2009-08-04T14:39:14Z")

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\*Well maybe I’ll do my part and buy a Winston rod if they have some fantastic deals to offer. \*

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**Author:** ![macfly55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@macfly55](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/macfly55)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/stimulus/154626/4 "2009-08-04T15:56:50Z")

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for me.. getting any kind of stimulus money for fly fishing gear would be very dangerous.. not because of the money etc.. but because my esposa would kill me if I bought more fishing gear.. 😆 but.. Id say a new h3 or similar pontube would be a very nice addition to my fly fishing gear..

MacFly 🕶