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Recommendations for 6wt fly rod under $200
charles k. moore wrote in message ... "Michael" wrote in message ps.com... Had a great trip with my son and my brother to Yellowstone! However... I lost the tip of my 30-yo fiberglass pack rod hiking to Grebe Lake so... I would like to replace it with a 4-pc 6wt but I can't spend much more than about $200 dollars. I have been told something about a Temple professional and a Scott but I don't really know those names and I can't afford Loomis or Sage that I know of so any and all help is appreciated. Michael Walmart has some good cheap flyrods. look on the bottom half and some will say #6. dont matter what color it is as all colour rods will catch fish. You could always spraypaint it if you dont like it. Regardless of how one feels toward WallyWorld, what I have found out about their flyrod selection is that they are--without exception, from my experience--junk! WallyWorld tends to sell flyrods made by companies that specialize in bait-casting and spinner rod manufacture--e.g., Eagle Claw comes to mind. Thus their flyrods are not well designed. Most are much too stiff, have too few snake guides (count the number of guides on a quality brand name fly rod, of any weight and length and then go to WallyWorld and find a comparable rod, weight and length and count the number of guides on that rod), and do not appear or act as if they are weighted to fly fishing standards. My $0.02 Op |
Recommendations for 6wt fly rod under $200
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 21:17:56 -0600, "Fred Lebow"
wrote: I don't mean to start the whole Walmart sucks thing again (but they do :-), but here goes. I bought a Scientific Anglers rod from them a few years ago, before I quit going there. I am a very novice fly caster and I can tell you those low end rods from Walmart are the worst rod of any kind I have ever used. There are plenty of economy rods out there that would be better worth your money. Again, St. Croix has some nice casting rods and combos in the price range Michael is looking for. Orvis too. Jeremy Moe I agree wholeheartedly. Wal-Mart sucks! For the most part they sell low end sh** I also agree that there are many better economy rods available. LLBean would also be a good place to search. Some of their rods were or are made by Thomas & Thomas and are decent and relatively inexpensive. Fred Um, doesn't Walmart carry some Orvis stuff? |
Recommendations for 6wt fly rod under $200
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"Mr. Opus McDopus" wrote: charles k. moore wrote in message ... "Michael" wrote in message ps.com... Had a great trip with my son and my brother to Yellowstone! However... I lost the tip of my 30-yo fiberglass pack rod hiking to Grebe Lake so... I would like to replace it with a 4-pc 6wt but I can't spend much more than about $200 dollars. I have been told something about a Temple professional and a Scott but I don't really know those names and I can't afford Loomis or Sage that I know of so any and all help is appreciated. Michael Walmart has some good cheap flyrods. look on the bottom half and some will say #6. dont matter what color it is as all colour rods will catch fish. You could always spraypaint it if you dont like it. Regardless of how one feels toward WallyWorld, what I have found out about their flyrod selection is that they are--without exception, from my experience--junk! WallyWorld tends to sell flyrods made by companies that specialize in bait-casting and spinner rod manufacture--e.g., Eagle Claw comes to mind. Thus their flyrods are not well designed. Most are much too stiff, have too few snake guides (count the number of guides on a quality brand name fly rod, of any weight and length and then go to WallyWorld and find a comparable rod, weight and length and count the number of guides on that rod), and do not appear or act as if they are weighted to fly fishing standards. Rods at walmart very well may be junk, but the rods they sell come from very reputable fly fishing companies. My local Walmart has 2 brands, Orvis and Scientific Anglers. They DO NOT carry Eagle Claw. SA rods very well might suck, but you have to admit that SA makes quality fly fishing products (mastery fly lines, system x box (Picked one up from wally world for $12 and change) ). |
Recommendations for 6wt fly rod under $200
wrote in message ... On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 21:17:56 -0600, "Fred Lebow" wrote: I don't mean to start the whole Walmart sucks thing again (but they do :-), but here goes. I bought a Scientific Anglers rod from them a few years ago, before I quit going there. I am a very novice fly caster and I can tell you those low end rods from Walmart are the worst rod of any kind I have ever used. There are plenty of economy rods out there that would be better worth your money. Again, St. Croix has some nice casting rods and combos in the price range Michael is looking for. Orvis too. Jeremy Moe I agree wholeheartedly. Wal-Mart sucks! For the most part they sell low end sh** I also agree that there are many better economy rods available. LLBean would also be a good place to search. Some of their rods were or are made by Thomas & Thomas and are decent and relatively inexpensive. Fred Um, doesn't Walmart carry some Orvis stuff? Some Walmarts might carry more, but the only Orvis products Walmart sells here are Green Mountain fly lines and leaders. Bottom end lines from Orvis. No other Orvis products. They sell mostly very low end Scientific Angler gear. AKA: junk. Jeremy Moe |
Recommendations for 6wt fly rod under $200
On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:53:30 GMT, "Dawn Moe" wrote:
wrote in message .. . On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 21:17:56 -0600, "Fred Lebow" wrote: I don't mean to start the whole Walmart sucks thing again (but they do :-), but here goes. I bought a Scientific Anglers rod from them a few years ago, before I quit going there. I am a very novice fly caster and I can tell you those low end rods from Walmart are the worst rod of any kind I have ever used. There are plenty of economy rods out there that would be better worth your money. Again, St. Croix has some nice casting rods and combos in the price range Michael is looking for. Orvis too. Jeremy Moe I agree wholeheartedly. Wal-Mart sucks! For the most part they sell low end sh** I also agree that there are many better economy rods available. LLBean would also be a good place to search. Some of their rods were or are made by Thomas & Thomas and are decent and relatively inexpensive. Fred Um, doesn't Walmart carry some Orvis stuff? Some Walmarts might carry more, but the only Orvis products Walmart sells here are Green Mountain fly lines and leaders. Bottom end lines from Orvis. No other Orvis products. They sell mostly very low end Scientific Angler gear. AKA: junk. Jeremy Moe Oh, goody...a new face who fancies him(?)self a DYGS...and for Tim and the guide - just sub "gear" for "beer"...bubba, you are in about as wrong a place as you can get if you wanna set yourself up as a real high-stepping gear connoisseur...and you are doing it with about as wrong a person as you could pick, too... There isn't a fly rod at any Walmart, anywhere, that a decent FFer _couldn't_ use. If that FFer _wouldn't_ use it, that says more about them than Walmart or the gear in question. Heck, in the hands of many, even a broken rod in the returned items bin could produce results. And if a FFer's budget made Walmart (or other purveyors of what you call "junk") the supplier of choice, there's no shame in that. You're not by any chance from Ketchum, Jr. or the proud owner of, IIRC, "at least one of every rod Orvis ever made," are you? R |
Recommendations for 6wt fly rod under $200
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Recommendations for 6wt fly rod under $200
Michael wrote:
Had a great trip with my son and my brother to Yellowstone! However... I lost the tip of my 30-yo fiberglass pack rod hiking to Grebe Lake so... I would like to replace it with a 4-pc 6wt but I can't spend much more than about $200 dollars. I have been told something about a Temple professional and a Scott but I don't really know those names and I can't afford Loomis or Sage that I know of so any and all help is appreciated. Michael I think that the St. Croix Avid series is the best rod for the buck! The warranty is amongst the best in the business. AsAMofFact, if you had one you'd have a new tip, or rod replacement by now. And of course it's made in the USofA . Regards. Bob McCarthy |
Recommendations for 6wt fly rod under $200
On 5 Oct 2006 16:59:14 -0700, "Wolfgang" wrote......
....well, not so much "wrote" as "banged on the keys".... But don't worry little pup - if chimps banging on typewriters will eventually bang out the complete works of Shakespeare, you might eventually bang out something meaningf...hmm...no, you won't....OK, so "meaningful" just isn't in your future...much like your past.. but look on the sunny side of the street, and speaking of which - at least it keeps you off of the streets...puppies don't seem to have much luck chasing cars... Tootles to you, too, Dickie |
Recommendations for 6wt fly rod under $200
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Recommendations for 6wt fly rod under $200
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