It is the 2 piece, retail 325. I agree it was a good deal. I do not
know why people think I do not like fly fishing. All I said was that
I was not very good at it last time I tried. I am extremely excited
about getting back into it with some good equipment and the mammoth
lakes area in the eastern sierra to try it. After playing with the 3
wt it does seem very light. I will try it out and if get into some
larger fish or conditions that justify the 5 wt, I will add this. I
did not think of buying an extra and selling at a profit. Too big
risk getting stuck with something I dont need.


"riverman" wrote in message ...
"Larry" wrote in message
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On my last businesss trip I passed an Oriv shop with equipment at deep
discount. I have not done any fly fishing for over 15 years and was
never very good at it either. I decided to pick it up again so
checked out the Orvis stuff. The salesmen sold me a 8 1/2 ft 3wt TLS
for $130 and an CFO 123 reel for $90, which seemed like a good deal.
However, after reading many of the posts here, I am beginning to think
I should have gotten a 5 wt rod as my only rod. I told the salesman
that I usually just fish in the eastern Sierra and catch trout less
than 2 lbs. Should I return the rod? Thanks

Is that the TLS 843, the TLS 843-4 (4 piece), or the TLS863-7 (7 piece
travel rod).?I didn't know Orvis made a TLS #3 wt that was 8 1/2 feet other
than the travel rod. Either way, the price is a screaming deal: 843s sell
for about $325, and the travel rod is about $600. I'd buy two 5 wts, sell
one and have the 5 and 3 wts paid for. A 3wt and a 5wt is a pretty universal
combo. But as another Roffian has said, if you don't enjoy flyfishing, why
even bother?

--riverman