Help Me Pick My First Fly Outfit

[Justin Spencer]

I don't know if anyone has tried the Redington pursuit series, I personally have not, but do own several redington rods and they are very servicable. The Pursuit series combo has everything you need for under $200. Rod has limited lifetime warranty and you are on the river with the addition of a fly. I would assume the rod is okay and if it is you can't beat the price. Go to redington's website for details.

[Trout Commander]

Go to Bass Pro and get a combo of TFO rod and White River reel. I got my Pro Series with the entry (read cheapest) reel for $169. Lifetime warranty with a replacement cost of shipping to TFO + $25. Combo also includes backing and weight forward floating line (and they spool it for you).

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[Smalliebigs]

ask your mother in law for about $400 at least.....flyfishing is a blackhole where your money goes to die

[fishinwrench]

flyfishing is a blackhole where your money goes to die

Hu uh, Flyfishing is an investment in your spirit.

BOATS is where you're money goes to die.

[Smalliebigs]

Hu uh, Flyfishing is an investment in your spirit.

BOATS is where you're money goes to die.

You are correct my friend... but I am masochist when it comes to boats and I always will be.I am just lucky there are qaulified people around like you to help me with my pain.

[Greg]

You've gotten lots of good advice. My opinion is the first choice would be to go to a fly shop and see what they could do for you. Another good choice would be a redington outfit from cabelas. Or an outfit from bass pro. The bass pro whiteriver brand is pretty nice and so is their hobbs creek line. One other thing is that the bass pro brand of fly line is very good quality at a good price.

I would get a 6 or 7 wt for what you want to do. A 6 wt would be my choice. A 7 wt would definitely throw the bigger bass flies better but would be pretty heavy for most trout stuff. You definitely want a wt forward.

Take your time and have fun spending that $200. My first outfit was a scientific anglers rod and reel bought at walmart for less than 50 bucks. It worked well. I doubt if I catch any more fish on my stuff now that costs 10X as much.

Greg

[ozark trout fisher]

ask your mother in law for about $400 at least.....flyfishing is a blackhole where your money goes to die

I agree that it is a blackhole for money-worth every penny of it though.

But a servicable fly rod can be had for a heck of a lot less than $400-even a heck of a lot less than $200. A $60 9' 5 weight Scientific angler is what I started with, and it worked absolutely fine. I fished with that one for quite awhile, until I happened to luck into a good deal on a nice St. Croix set-up, and it really did get the job done. If you're just getting a feel for fly fishing, there's no need to splurge on an expensive rod. Try a less expensive one to start off, and make sure you're in it to stay before you buy a high quality set up.

I'd start with a 9 foot 6 weight probably since you are more inclined to the bass side of things-and a 6 weight will work excellently for trout too in most situations. For the reel, just get the cheapest one you can find that is still servicable. A good line is very important though-that will determine a large part of how hard or how easy it is to learn to be a good fly caster.

[flytyer57]

You can get by fly fishing with a cheaper rod/reel set-up going with the basspro or whatever.

One thing I would strongly recommend though is casting lessons. Learn how to cast properly and fly fishing will be alot more enjoyable to you than just going out there and whipping a rod around trying to learn yourself.

[flytyer57]

From Blue Ribbon Fly Shop in Mountain Home, AR.

It's time to change out our rental rods for the upcoming season. Therefore, we have four complete combos for sale... rod, reel, and line...

(2) Scott SVS 905 (9', #5), Ross Colorado reel, WF floating line $100

(2) Scott SVS 906 (9', #6), Ross Colorado reel, WF floating line $100