"Vittorix" wrote in message
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I definitively want to buy a fly rod and start fly fishing . . .
I saw Cabelas and Bass Pro Shop offers, and Cabelas has nice prices, but
I don't know anything about fly rods, so: what are the right
characteristics of a fly rod? (material, lenght, range, line supported,
pieces ecc..)

1. Line weight is the main variable because
it controls delicacy. For trout, you will be using flies as
small as #18 which require delicate handling, thus a 5-weight
line or finer. For bass, you have to cast #4 or #2 streamers,
which requires an 8-weight line. Line 7-weight would be a
compromise, OK for most beginners.
2. Buy only where you can air-cast (rod and reel and line)
beforehand so you can find out if you like the feel of it.
2b. Buy where the dealer can be trusted to supply rod &
reel & line that go together well. $200 covers everything.
3. It is easier to learn to cast a longer rod (8.5 feet) than
a shorter (7.5 feet or less.)
4. If none of your friends fishes fly, locate and join the
nearest FF club. Internet searches and your local
newspaper's outdoors columnists can point you in the
right direction. There is lots of good advice in the
public library too.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)