I like this. Any recommendations on fly line brands and models? Going to be doing some stream trout fishing with my 4 and 6 weights. Thinking weight forward but not sure on brand models.
I used to always buy cabelas three forks rod and reel combo, take the reel off and get a nice reel and nice line and keep the others for backups. Worked like a charm. I still use them to this day to fart around with. Good for the price and the reel and line aren’t bad given the price!200 bucks might be a little light, a decent fly line is going to be about 90 bucks. That being said I’ve had clients show up with package deals they found at Cabelas or Sportsman’s that fished well enough.
I would think a 5or 6 weight would serve you well.
I would say best all around rod is a 9ft 5 or 6 wt. I have fished all sorts of fish from small trout to big chum salmon with a 6 wt. little light for big salmon but works best for a newbie and provides good support!I'm looking for suggestion for a rod/reel for a newbie. I've never fly fished before. I usually fish for trout out west, im attending a wedding on lake superior in Wisconsin this summer, and I thought it would be fun to give it a whirl up there. I would be interested in used gear if anyone is looking to un load. Thanks in advance
Thank you for the suggestions. I would like to keep it in the $200 range to see how I like it
Don’t know if you’re old enough to remember dial phones that hung on the wall.
invision that if you will; the phone rings, you reach out pull the receiver to your ear, hello? You listen, for a couple of seconds, as your hand starts forward you say it’s for you.”
with your fly rod in your hand, you lift the line off the water, elbow bends your hand is accelerating, back towards your ear, tip of the fly rod is almost perfect at 0100. That’s Hello. You pause, you listen to the sniveling voice asking for your sister. Your fly line has sailed backwards and is now loading the rod. You don’t like this guy, you don’t linger, your hand accelerates forward as you say”it’s for you” just a short jab, to make him flinch, don’t punch him is your thought.
It’s a simple mantra to help with the timing, getting the rod to load. Probably much easier to demonstrate in person then to describe with my limited writing skill, but I’ve used it with rookie clients for twenty years or so.
Have fun, catch fish, send pics
Thanks, I will take all the advice I can get. I've been watching a bunch of videos from mad river outfitters on YouTube