Orivs 3 wt TLS rod

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

Add the 5 wt (9 ft. 5 pc) to the kit. Pick up another reel. Go fishing.
--
Wayne
To Fish is Human...To Release Divine!

"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

"Larry" wrote in message
m...
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

Larry, why don't you work with what you have and see if you are going to
like it any better than you did the last time. I only assume that you
didn't like flyfishin', cause you said "I have not done any fly fishing for
over 15 years and was never very good at it either." It is my most
considerate opinion that you either like flyfishin' or you don't. If you
didn't feel that you were any good at it previously, it is likely that you
quit because of perceived lack of proficiency. Give it another go, but this
time seek out instruction from fellow flyfishers or your local fly shop
folks. If you get to the point where you are comfortable with your castin',
you WILL fall head over heels in love with flyfishin'! If you don't catch
fish right away, don't get discouraged. Keep at it! I learned on my own,
and it took me quite some time to get the hang of decent castin'. However,
once I began to feel the rhythm, I was hooked for life.

Best of luck and don't let any of these other surly *******s get to ya.

Op --To Release Divine Fish.....is Human Too--

You got the hang of decent casting???
--
Wayne (that boy has made the close acquaintenance of more rhododendron
bushes than a tick in a deer herd)
To Fish is Human...To Release Divine!

"Guyz-N-Flyz" wrote in message
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I learned on my own,
and it took me quite some time to get the hang of decent castin'.
Op --To Release Divine Fish.....is Human Too--

"Wayne" wrote in message
t...
You got the hang of decent casting???
--
Wayne (that boy has made the close acquaintenance of more rhododendron
bushes than a tick in a deer herd)
To Fish is Human...To Release Divine!

"Decent" is such a relative. I won't go into how the word relates to
humans.

Op --admittedly, not so *decent* a human-being, though I do wash my hands
after every trip to the restroom--

Sounds like a nice outfit.

If you are mostly fishing smaller streams, it might be just right.

If you are indicator fishing large rivers or doing lots of float tubing, you
might need a 9' #5 outfit.

--
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA
www.kiene.com

"Larry" wrote in message
m...

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

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
m...
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

"Larry" wrote in message
m...
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.


I think the 3 wt will be a great rod, use it- but realize it is on the verge
of being a specialty rod. If its going to windy out, you won't be having
fun casting. Pay attention to the stream conditions- if you get into
warmish water and you can't land the fish "quickly" you are over stressing
the fish. Thats one condition where a slightly heavier rig might be better.
Also, if you going to be trying to fish heavy junk- heavy weighted streamers
and such like- the 3 weight won't cut it.

Use it for what its designed to do- and you'll have a blast.

Have fun!

jh