Fly rod recommendations

Hi all,

I have been trying to learn to fly fish. I have been using my grandfather's 60+ yr old bamboo rods but they are all in only fair condition with corroded guides and poor finishes. I do have 2 fiberglass, 1 wood and even a steel fly rod but after trying a graphit rod I can see that I have been fighting the equipment more than anything.

I would like to buy a decent rod in the $200-$300 range and was hoping some of you might offer me some advise on manufacturers. I live in the north-east and mostly go for trout but have been lucky enough to have work ship me to ireland for a few salmon runs on the river Lee in Cork. Any thoughts are appreciated!

Mike

"SnotDemon" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I have been trying to learn to fly fish. I have been using my
grandfather's 60+ yr old bamboo rods but they are all in only fair condition
with corroded guides and poor finishes. I do have 2 fiberglass, 1 wood and
even a steel fly rod but after trying a graphit rod I can see that I have
been fighting the equipment more than anything.

I would like to buy a decent rod in the $200-$300 range and was hoping
some of you might offer me some advise on manufacturers. I live in the
north-east and mostly go for trout but have been lucky enough to have work
ship me to ireland for a few salmon runs on the river Lee in Cork. Any
thoughts are appreciated!

Mike


Try www.templeforkflyrods.com. Try Dan Blanton's bulletin board for some
opinions - virtually all good. I know nothing about fishing for salmon, but
I imagine a rod good for Northeast trout wouldn't be ideal for salmon, and
vice versa. The Temple Fork rods are cheap enough you could get one for each
and still have change from $300.

Agree whole heartedly with the Squirrel, the Temple Fork Titaniums are hard
to fault in their price point. With Scientific Anglers' XXD lines I was
consistently rollcasting both the 5 wt and 8 wt 65 ft or more with little
effort, so you can imagine what they can do on an overhead cast. A 5 and 8
wt would be a good arsenal to have. With different style lines you could
fish all over the world multi-species.

Agree whole heartedly with the Squirrel, the Temple Fork Titaniums are hard
to fault in their price point. With Scientific Anglers' XXD lines I was
consistently rollcasting both the 5 wt and 8 wt 65 ft or more with little
effort, so you can imagine what they can do on an overhead cast. A 5 and 8
wt would be a good arsenal to have. With different style lines you could
fish all over the world multi-species.

"SnotDemon" wrote in message
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I would like to buy a decent rod in the $200-$300 range and was hoping
some of you might offer me some advise on manufacturers. I live in the
north-east and mostly go for trout but have been lucky enough to have work
ship me to ireland for a few salmon runs on the river Lee in Cork. Any
thoughts are appreciated!

Mike


I might take a load of s**t for this, but I'm really happy with my Cabela's
SLi 5wt. Casts very nicely for any price, and a travel rod (untried by me)
is available. Good luck, tight line and all else that might be relevant :-)

Cheers,
Bill

In article 0f1Hc.42474$XM6.28515@attbi_s53, SnotDemon
wrote:


I would like to buy a decent rod in the $200-$300 range and was hoping some
of you might offer me some advise on manufacturers. I live in the north-east
and mostly go for trout but have been lucky enough to have work ship me to
ireland for a few salmon runs on the river Lee in Cork. Any thoughts are
appreciated!

You're on the edge trying to use the same rod for both trout and Irish
salmon . A 9 foot, 6 weight rod is a bit heavy for trout (depends more
on the size of the fly than anything else), and a bit short for Irish
rivers, but you can, and I do use one for both.

Lazarus

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Suggest you buy a four piece travel rod regardless of the brand you buy.
Good luck!

John
"SnotDemon" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I have been trying to learn to fly fish. I have been using my
grandfather's 60+ yr old bamboo rods but they are all in only fair condition
with corroded guides and poor finishes. I do have 2 fiberglass, 1 wood and
even a steel fly rod but after trying a graphit rod I can see that I have
been fighting the equipment more than anything.

I would like to buy a decent rod in the $200-$300 range and was hoping
some of you might offer me some advise on manufacturers. I live in the
north-east and mostly go for trout but have been lucky enough to have work
ship me to ireland for a few salmon runs on the river Lee in Cork. Any
thoughts are appreciated!

Mike

Good call on the 4 piece. Even if you never fly. There's tons of good
cheap rods out there these days. Try Temple Fork and Redington.

bruce h

bruiser wrote:

Good call on the 4 piece. Even if you never fly. There's tons of good
cheap rods out there these days. Try Temple Fork and Redington.

Why do you hate Orvis so much? :-)

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bruiser wrote:

Good call on the 4 piece. Even if you never fly. There's tons of good
cheap rods out there these days. Try Temple Fork and Redington.

Why do you hate Orvis so much? :-)

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.