Best Rod/Reel/Line for $1000 ?

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we make this post as a public service.

What would be your recommendations for say a 9', 5-6 weight general
purpose Western combination with a budget of about $1000?


What would be your recommendations for say a 9', 5-6 weight general
purpose Eastern combination with a budget of about $1000?

On Jan 11, 8:40*am, sgr wrote:
On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:28:50 -0800 (PST), DaveS
wrote:

say a 9', 5-6 weight general
purpose Eastern combination with a budget of about $1000?

Eastern what?

Good question: US, England/Ireland, Europe? AusZee, What ever is East
to you (just share where that is.

For Western I meant Western North America, Russian Maritimes,
Argentina/Chile. US, Alaska. But if some other categorization makes
better sense, suggest please.

Dave

West or East, doesn't matter to me, use the same set up.
ADG Titan 9' 5wt - 499.00 http://www.adgfish.com/
Bass Pro White River Classic reel WRC2R - listed at 139, but buy it in
the store for 99. http://www.basspro.com
Scientific Anglers Mastery GPX line - everywhere for about 70 bucks.
The only thing I would do out East is drop it one size down to the 8'
4wt with appropriate line.
Frank Reid

On Jan 11, 12:28*am, DaveS wrote:
Notice: In the interests of fighting that dreaded killer, cabin fever,
we make this post as a public service.

What would be your recommendations for say a 9', 5-6 weight general
purpose Western combination with a budget of about $1000?

What would be your recommendations for say a 9', 5-6 weight general
purpose Eastern combination with a budget of about $1000?

Am I the only plebian in ROFF?

I wouldn't dream of spending $1K on rod-reel-line [ except, perhaps,
if I were one of those dilettantes pursuing billfish offshore ].

Once I get above ......... 150 or so, I can't tell the difference in
good vs. bad. Differences in types, flex, stiff,
etc.......yeah........but, other than externals, such as trim, it is
beyond my capability of detection.

For reels, if it has a smooth, reliable drag......what else counts?

Lines: floats, shoots, and lasts......what else?

Same for wine, for me.....

Now.......single malt.....AHA, I can taste that OK.

But then, my daily driver is a '79 MGB.......and I sneer at Miata
pussies.

cheers

oz, rapidly becoming hillbilly-ized

On Jan 11, 3:03*pm, sgr wrote:
On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:47:36 -0800 (PST), DaveS
wrote:





On Jan 11, 8:40 am, sgr wrote:
On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:28:50 -0800 (PST), DaveS
wrote:

say a 9', 5-6 weight general
purpose Eastern combination with a budget of about $1000?

Eastern what?

Good question: US, England/Ireland, Europe? AusZee, What ever is East
to you (just share where that is.

For Western I meant Western North America, Russian Maritimes,
Argentina/Chile. US, Alaska. But if some other categorization makes
better sense, suggest please.

Dave

K.
Z-axis, Ross Evo again, and a new Rio TroutLT (outstanding line, IMO).
That works east of Hawaii for a few thousand miles, generally.

How little and how much east of Hawaii?

g.
who, while he has never been to the fabled sandwich isles, supposes
that east of there covers a lot of turf.....and surf.

On Jan 11, 5:30*pm, MajorOz wrote:
On Jan 11, 12:28*am, DaveS wrote:

Notice: In the interests of fighting that dreaded killer, cabin fever,
we make this post as a public service.

What would be your recommendations for say a 9', 5-6 weight general
purpose Western combination with a budget of about $1000?

What would be your recommendations for say a 9', 5-6 weight general
purpose Eastern combination with a budget of about $1000?

Am I the only plebian in ROFF?

I wouldn't dream of spending $1K on rod-reel-line [ except, perhaps,
if I were one of those dilettantes pursuing billfish offshore ].

Once I get above ......... 150 or so, I can't tell the difference in
good vs. bad. *Differences in types, flex, stiff,
etc.......yeah........but, other than externals, such as trim, it is
beyond my capability of detection.

For reels, if it has a smooth, reliable drag......what else counts?

Lines: *floats, shoots, and lasts......what else?

Same for wine, for me.....

Now.......single malt.....AHA, I can taste that OK.

But then, my daily driver is a '79 MGB.......and I sneer at Miata
pussies.

cheers

oz, rapidly becoming hillbilly-ized

All of which makes a boy wonder.....

I've fished with a goodly number of the regular contributors here (as
well as with many other folks) and have often been impressed by the
level of mastery displayed by a high percentage of them. And I think
that most of them would grant me (however grudgingly in some cases) a
run of the mill competence as well. What I know for sure (and I
suspect that most would agree) is that there is no way in hell I could
identify any particular brand (let alone model or size) of fly rod,
reel, line, leader, tippet or connector in a blind test (not as absurd
a proposition as it might sound to those who have never fished the hex
hatch here in the upper Great Lakes region).

Seriously, how many of you think that you could accurately identify
even your favorite component or combination consistently by feel and/
or results alone when interspersed among others?

giles
who has, over the course of half a century or so, owned copies of well
over a dozen editions of huckleberry finn and can attest that between
the covers the differences don't amount to half a small hill of ****.

On Jan 11, 6:27*pm, Giles wrote:


Seriously, how many of you think that you could accurately identify
even your favorite component or combination consistently by feel and/
or results alone when interspersed among others?



Although I agree that WAY too much interest is shown in 'brand' and
the hype that goes with it, and I do NOT think I could pick out my
favorite rod/reel/line combo blind, from a large array of similar
rods,
I DO think I could eliminate a great many combos in such a test as
certainly NOT being my pet one.

An experience jumps to mind: last season my wife was given a new 4
wt Scott of moderate action by, ah, me. One day she got all tangled
up and I handed her my 4 wt Sage XP saying "here use this and I'll re-
rig yours" About 6 false cast tries later she brought the fast
action Sage back saying " I can't get this thing to cast at all, I
HATE it" I was surprised because I think both rods are pretty darn
nice, but prefer the Sage for most use. My point, NO way my
beginner wife could have picked her Scott out a group of rods with
'similar' action, but she clearly could tell a difference between
sticks of the same wt, even as a newbie.

On 11-Jan-2010, Larry L wrote:

I was surprised because I think both rods are pretty darn
nice, but prefer the Sage for most use. My point, NO way my
beginner wife could have picked her Scott out a group of rods with
'similar' action, but she clearly could tell a difference between
sticks of the same wt, even as a newbie.

I find that I prefer my Sage rods -I have several of them and I prefer them
over similar wts of Orvis & Thomas & Thomas rods.
I find that I can cast easier & more accurately with the Sage rods
Lamson reels are fine and altho not at the top of the line they are
addordable and rugged.

I do believe in many cases & for the most part, with instruments and various
tools, You do get what you pay for

Fred

On Jan 11, 10:06*pm, "Fred" wrote:
On 11-Jan-2010, Larry L wrote:

I was surprised because I think both rods are pretty darn
nice, but prefer the Sage for most use. * * * My point, NO way my
beginner wife could have picked her Scott out a group of rods with
'similar' action, but she clearly could tell a difference between
sticks of the same wt, even as a newbie.

I find that I prefer my Sage rods -I have several of them and I prefer them
over similar wts of *Orvis & Thomas & Thomas rods.
I find that I can cast easier & more accurately with the Sage rods
Lamson reels are fine and altho not at the top of the line they are
addordable and rugged.

I do believe in many cases & for the most part, with instruments and various
tools, You do get what you pay for

Fred

I agree.......in most cases. I guess, on reflection, that my point
was not that: quality did not make a difference, but, rather that:
beyond a certain point, I (me, and only me) cannot see any
differences.
A fine roofing hammer will do a fine job, but a gold plated one will
not do a better job.

My best rod was a 6 1/2 ft. glass Phillipson -- soft as silk, and
could cast amazing distances with 1970's lines. [ useless for
steelhead, of course, and scared the **** out of me when I got into a
big dolly on the upper Selway ]

Glad we have choices.

cheers

oz

On Jan 11, 9:27*pm, Giles wrote:

Seriously, how many of you think that you could accurately identify
even your favorite component or combination consistently by feel and/
or results alone when interspersed among others?

Given that same challenge last May, I did.