Oz wrote:
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Is around $230 about how much I should expect to spend on a rod and reel? I
guess, now that I think about it, I spent more on my St. Croix rod and Penn
reel a few years ago. So, yeah, that sounds about right.

You could get a Cabela's Three Forks and a Pflueger Medalist
for $75 if you wanted to go the cheap route:

http://tinyurl.com/ykno2q

But obviously I don't recommend it or I wouldn't have steered
you towards ezflyfish. In fly fishing as in most things, you
get what you pay for.

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Ken Fortenberry