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"Wayne Knight" wrote in message
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"Rob Osborn" wrote in message
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Now, I would like some practical suggestion regarding equipment. Again,
I
will be fishing for mostly Panfish and Bass in lakes, streams and
rivers.
Practical equipment to me means a value at the novice level that will
provide some length of life throughout my fly-fishing experience.

Suggestions and reommendations from the experts on this forum would be
greatly appreciated. I just want the best bang for my buck and an
enoyable experience.

A nine foot six weight, medium fast action and a decent reels should do
it.
Flies are going to be big hairy suckers and for some people they can be a
bitch to cast.

If memory serves me correctly, you were in the Ann Arbor area. Perhaps
more
than any place else in the country right now you have access to the entire
spectrum of fly fishing equipment. If you want to go really cheap the Bass
Pro shop in Auburn Hills or Cabelas in Dundee, though I don't think
newbies
should go that route, others have and others disagree. There are numerous
fly shops and clubs in the area such as the Flint Muddler Minnows, Great
Lakes Trout Unlimited, and others to help learn.

I hate to sound like a broken record but the Midwest Fly Fishing Expo is
March 12-13 at the Warren Mi Community College Expo center.
That is where you need to stop. Almost every rod maker is going to be
there,
as will the local clubs and many michigan fly shops. You will have a
chance
to sample many different rods and reels over the spectrum of prices and
find
folks to help you get started, maybe even give you a basic casting lesson.

Depending upon the weather in Wisconsin this weekend I might be there on
the
12th and would be glad to give you some places to start. Drop me an email
(remove the *no* in the comcast.net) or stop by the trout bum bbq booth.

Wayne