"Oz" wrote in message
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"George Adams" wrote in message
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How about this suggestion. Get a decent 7 or 8 wt combo from EZflyfish
for LMB and steelhead, and an el cheapo combo from Cabela's for panfish
and small stream trout, if you go in that direction. Cabela's has a
Three Forks 3wt, (known by many here as the "KPOS"), that is actually a
decent rod for the money. If you go that route, follow Ken's
suggestion, and get a better line for the Cabela's combo.

Okay. That makes sense.

In your opinion, how do Temple Fork rods compare with St. Croix? I have a
St. Croix rod for my spinning reel and I absolutely love it.


Hi OZ:
If you haven't discovered it yet, there are as many opinions as there are
fly fishermen. And that's just in the US...if you take the other side of the
ponds into account, you'll find that things are done differently and THAT
will generate another whole set of opinions.

For example; while its correct that the size of the fly determines the
weight of the fly line, and the weight of the fly line determines the weight
of the rod, there is much more overlap than you think, and only in the US
have I encountered people using 6wts as their 'general purpose rods'. I
started with a 6/7 wt, and used it for casting #8 and #10 flies to trout, as
well as larger streamers to bass. But soon I started fishing with some folks
from Europe, and found that I was consistently overgunned; I moved down to a
4 wt, and I now cast flies down to #22 and beyond, and up to #6 streamers
for bass. My largest catch is a 5 pound bass on my 4wt, using a #8 frog
pattern. My next rod will be a #2 weight.

I never use my #6 weight for anything anymore. Its far too heavy, too stiff,
and too big for anything delicate. Its like driving a one-ton pickup truck
when I have a couple of nice 2-seater MGBs in my garage. When I rig it up, I
don't even want to cast it for very long. And when I fish alongside american
friends with their gear, they can outcast me for distance, but I can fish
the more productive closer water better as I have considerably more delicacy
and placement.

I'd say to get yourself a pre-organized #4 wt or #5 wt rod as your starter,
and expect to move down in rod weights as your skills advance.

--riverman