If you do go the Cabela's route see if you can pick up a combo with
their new Prestige Plus mid-arbor reel. I received one yesterday as
part of a thank you gift from a message board on which I moderate.
Seems to be a very nicely put together reel for the price (for a
KPOS). Silent retreive and only a very subtle click on the drag.


Someone else warned me about the noisy Cahill reel that comes with
Cabelas lowest price combo, but the Prestige Plus combo was a bit
beyond my budget. After long indecision I decided to get the shorter 4
wt rod combo with CSR reel. If the CSR's suck be nice and dont tell me,
presumably they are a little nicer than the Cahills though I dont know
how quiet they are. I spoke with a couple local flyfishers, one said he
would go with a 9 foot rod and the other said thats what he started
with and he hated it, so I went with the guy who said what I wanted to
hear and ordered a 7.5 footer. It'll be good enough to see if I like
this ff stuff or not, I can always get another rod later. I will
definitely buy my flies locally and hopefully get some more local
advice along with them. I will practice with my local bluegills before
taking it into the brush. I cant wait to get started!