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Howdy,
I am very interested in flyfishing and I want to start purchasing the equipment to begin in the Spring (I live in SE Michigan, near Ann Arbor, and it is starting to become crappy outside so I figure I should start preparing for Spring now - or at least start asking questions). My question revolves around practicality and what I should purchase to fish locally. We have a ton of lakes and one very good river (the Huron River) in my neighborhood. I would be fishing primarily for large mouth and small mouth bass and pan fish. Is there a single rod and reel that I could purchase to fish this variety of species - maybe a 6 weight? At this point, I am looking for lower end/beginner equipment because I am just beginning and would like to get my 15 year old son involved too. So, quite frankly, I am looking for something that would get us started and something that we could use to fish for the species I indicated. Thanks for your help and advice. Oz |
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Howdy, I am very interested in flyfishing and I want to start purchasing the equipment to begin in the Spring (I live in SE Michigan, near Ann Arbor, and it is starting to become crappy outside so I figure I should start preparing for Spring now - or at least start asking questions). My question revolves around practicality and what I should purchase to fish locally. We have a ton of lakes and one very good river (the Huron River) in my neighborhood. I would be fishing primarily for large mouth and small mouth bass and pan fish. Is there a single rod and reel that I could purchase to fish this variety of species - maybe a 6 weight? At this point, I am looking for lower end/beginner equipment because I am just beginning and would like to get my 15 year old son involved too. So, quite frankly, I am looking for something that would get us started and something that we could use to fish for the species I indicated. Thanks for your help and advice. Yeah, a 6wt sounds about right. It's a little too much rod for panfish but if you've never fly fished for panfish before you won't know what you're missing and as your single rod it will work for the species you indicated. I always recommend a visit to your local fly shop to test cast as many rods as possible but I don't know anything about fly shops in Ann Arbor, (Muck Fichigan btw), but I do know of an online fly shop that could fix you right up. http://www.ezflyfish.com/ezflyfiou.html That right there is just what you're looking for and I can highly recommend ezflyfish as a first-class operation. -- Ken Fortenberry |
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"Oz" wrote in message
news ![]() I would be fishing primarily for large mouth and small mouth bass and pan fish. Is there a single rod and reel that I could purchase to fish this variety of species - maybe a 6 weight? For bass, go to a 7 wt. if not an 8 because this will throw the larger streamers and poppers desirable in bass fishing. They might overload 6 wt. tackle or at least shorten your fishing day by fatigue. Besides, if you go out for winter steelhead or salmon you will appreciate being able to hold a big fish harder. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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![]() "Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message t... "I always recommend a visit to your local fly shop to test cast as many rods as possible but I don't know anything about fly shops in Ann Arbor" I don't know how much good that would do me anyhow since I've never been fly fishing before. "(Muck Fichigan btw)" Hey now, I didn't come to talk politics! smile "but I do know of an online fly shop that could fix you right up. http://www.ezflyfish.com/ezflyfiou.html That right there is just what you're looking for and I can highly recommend ezflyfish as a first-class operation." 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. Oz |
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![]() "Don Phillipson" wrote in message ... "Oz" wrote in message news ![]() I would be fishing primarily for large mouth and small mouth bass and pan fish. Is there a single rod and reel that I could purchase to fish this variety of species - maybe a 6 weight? For bass, go to a 7 wt. if not an 8 because this will throw the larger streamers and poppers desirable in bass fishing. They might overload 6 wt. tackle or at least shorten your fishing day by fatigue. Besides, if you go out for winter steelhead or salmon you will appreciate being able to hold a big fish harder. Hey Don, Does that mean I will need a different rod/reel combo for panfish? Oz |
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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. -- Ken Fortenberry |
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Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Oz wrote: ... 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. One more thing. The ezflyfish combo includes a $60 fly line. In fly fishing a good fly line is essential. You can really sour yourself on the whole enterprise by trying to cast a piece of **** fly line. If you do decide to go for the cheap rod & reel from Cabela's be sure to take the fly line they send with it and dump it in the trash. -- Ken Fortenberry |
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![]() On Oct 28, 3:24 pm, "Oz" wrote: "Don Phillipson" wrote in ... "Oz" wrote in message news ![]() I would be fishing primarily for large mouth and small mouth bass and pan fish. Is there a single rod and reel that I could purchase to fish this variety of species - maybe a 6 weight? For bass, go to a 7 wt. if not an 8 because this will throw the larger streamers and poppers desirable in bass fishing. They might overload 6 wt. tackle or at least shorten your fishing day by fatigue. Besides, if you go out for winter steelhead or salmon you will appreciate being able to hold a big fish harder.Hey Don, Does that mean I will need a different rod/reel combo for panfish? Oz Yes 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. |
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![]() "Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message et... Oz wrote: ... 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. Yep. I understand that. Like I said, once I started thinking about how much I spent for my spin casting rig it made sense. By the way, thank you for the website. It looks like they've done all the legwork for me, as far as putting a complete package together. That's kind of what I was looking for. Oz |
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![]() "George Adams" wrote in message ups.com... On Oct 28, 3:24 pm, "Oz" wrote: "Don Phillipson" wrote in ... "Oz" wrote in message news ![]() I would be fishing primarily for large mouth and small mouth bass and pan fish. Is there a single rod and reel that I could purchase to fish this variety of species - maybe a 6 weight? For bass, go to a 7 wt. if not an 8 because this will throw the larger streamers and poppers desirable in bass fishing. They might overload 6 wt. tackle or at least shorten your fishing day by fatigue. Besides, if you go out for winter steelhead or salmon you will appreciate being able to hold a big fish harder.Hey Don, Does that mean I will need a different rod/reel combo for panfish? Oz Yes 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. Oz |
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