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[email protected] · April 25th, 2006, 04:54 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly

On 25 Apr 2006 08:05:59 -0700, wrote:

I do not currently own any fly rods. I am taking a 5 day trip next
week to fly fish in Montana and will be in Jackson WY for two weeks
this summer where I plan to do some fly fishing. I am purchasing a
Sage Launch rod (based on recommendations from people on this group)
and wonder whether 1 rod will be sufficient. Perhaps next week it
might (it will be a guided trip, and I am sure the guide will have a
spare), but in the summer, I will be on my own. The rod I purchased is
a 5 weight. Mostly fishing for trout. Is it good practice to get a
second 5 weight, something different? Or is one rod sufficient?

Do your Hindu friends refer to you as "my man Vishnu"? If not, one rod
is all you can use unless (or until) you break or lose it. It's a lot
like hunting - is the trip worth the cost (monetarily or otherwise) of a
spare - IOW, even if someone else is paying for the safari, do you
really want to be unable to hunt, gun or camera, in the event of an
equipment, er, situation? If, for you, the trip is worth the spares
cost(s), the answer is obvious.

If it is, I'd recommend a different rod (but a duplicate reel - parts
interchange) in a close enough size to be a decent replacement, but
different enough to have other uses - maybe a pack rod or ???. Also,
gather and learn to use a basic field-use rod repair kit, containing
appropriate tiptops and guides, winding, sealant (don't try to restore
in the field, just repair), heat stick, short lengths of piano wire, a
single-edged razor blade or scalpel, etc. (be careful with "super glue,"
but it can be used for other stuff, like first aid).

HTH,
R