On 2010-07-30 21:46:18 -0400, D. LaCourse said:

On 2010-07-30 21:08:52 -0400, Jason Rosin said:

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?

- JJR

I am assuming that you are just starting to fly fish. If so, go with
what you have. I fished for years as a youth with only 1 flyrod. If
the bug bites and you fall in love with the sport, *then* think about
adding different weights, lengths, material (graphite, bamboo, etc). I
think you have selected the right rod to begin with and it should serve
you well.

Who knows? Perhaps you will become a gear whore like me and others in
this nuthouse. d;o)

Dave
(six graphites and five bamboos)

Forgot to add: It can be painful to invest money in a sport you do not
pursue in the future. You have a 5 weight, add a 7, then a 6, and a 3,
and before you realize it, you have a small fortune invested in rods,
reels, lines, etc. You better make damn sure you are going to stick
with the sport before becoming a gear whore. d;o) I have been fishing
for a very long time (since the late 40s) and I've broken only two rods
- one by falling on it and the other by a screen door at a fishing
camp, both clumsy errors on my part as an old man with painful
arthritis.

Dave