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I recently purchased a TFO Finesse 3wt 4pc fly rod. I'm looking for some advice on an affordable reel that will balance well with the rod.

-- Max Drown

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The G Loomis Eastfork is very light, has a good drag system to it, I think they run about $150 or so.

My brother uses the same rod for his Utah/Nevada mountain stream fishing. I will ask him what reel he uses.

Try this website for the reels.

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Try the two low end Ross reel. I think it is called the fly rise.

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if you're really wanting light and under 100 I'm sure there are some bare bones options like pflugers that my work out.

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I like my White River Osprey, $100 from Bass Pro. Not sure if it would be as light/small as you'd like though. Also, the Lamson Konic seems to have many fans on this forum, about $130.

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Orvis is currently running a sale on the original Battenkill Disc Drag reel (this is not the newer Battenkill Barstock reel). They have the small reel for line weights 3-5 on sale for $75. Here is the link - you will have to determine if it is light enough to balance well on your rod.

http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=0385&dir_id=758&group_id=25724&cat_id=25725&subcat_id=25726&CampaignID=2096&ADV=116221&cm_mmc=orvisemail-_-FISH_PICKUP_8_3_09_08_11-_-02-_-P4

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I look in my fly box and think about what should guide my choice of the best fly: the amount/angle of sun on the water, the water temp & clarity, what bugs are hatching, what the fish might be eating, and what worked last time. Then I remember what an old man told me... " Ninety percent of what a trout eats is brown, fuzzy, about 1/2 inch long and underwater."

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I have the exact same rod with a Ross CLA on it...balances nicely, but a little out of the $100 price range. Think I got mine on sale for $125 or so.

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