Members BigMinnow Posted June 25, 2011 Members Posted June 25, 2011 Looking for a place that I would be able to rent fly equipment and to some fishing.
flytyer57 Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 Looking for a place that I would be able to rent fly equipment and to some fishing. A lot of fly shops rent ready to fish equipment. What area are you looking to fish and maybe we could help you better. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
Justin Spencer Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 I rent equipment on the North Fork of the White at Sunburst Ranch, check out the link below to the Dead Drift Fly Shop "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop
chambug Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 Looking for a place that I would be able to rent fly equipment and to some fishing. Walmart has a package deal that includes rod, reel, floating line, tippet, and a few flies....all for $19.95. Why rent?
flytyer57 Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 Walmart has a package deal that includes rod, reel, floating line, tippet, and a few flies....all for $19.95. Why rent? $19.95? Really? Gotta be one big package of junk. I know I've seen some cheap setups at Walmart, but I'm sure they cost more than that. They were rated for 5-6wt, but they looked the size of a 10-12wt. I think someone would be better off renting and getting something they can actually cast properly with . There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
FishinCricket Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 Walmart has a package deal that includes rod, reel, floating line, tippet, and a few flies....all for $19.95. Why rent? lol, my floating line costs more than that... cricket.c21.com
Members BigMinnow Posted June 25, 2011 Author Members Posted June 25, 2011 Thought about Bennett or somewhere within an hours drive of Springfield
Snow Fly Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 Weavers outside of park or Larry's in the park........... "God gave fishermen expectancy, so they would never tire of throwing out a line"
Members BigMinnow Posted June 25, 2011 Author Members Posted June 25, 2011 What is the going price for a full setup
ozark trout fisher Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 What is the going price for a full setup You can buy a serviceable 5 weight Scientific Angler outfit at walmart for 70 bucks or so that includes the rod, reel, and line. That set up will be usable for trout and bass fishing in our area. That is the set up I started with, and even though I now use a St. Croix, I still keep it around as a spare. I would reccomend it for your first fly rod and reel. It won't be top quality, but you won't need a top quality set up to start with. The $19.95 set ups are junk. There's no real harm in getting one as at worst you'll only be wasting 20 bucks, but if your first experience fly fishing is with one of these outfits, you're probably not going to enjoy yourself very much. You'll want a better rod than the Scientific Angler as you get further into fly fishing, and maybe you'll even get into the bamboo thing eventually. But it's best to start simple.
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