Good quality, not-too-pricey sal****er gear?

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
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riverman wrote:
... This is good feedback.

Yeah, not a smart-assed response in the whole sorry lot.

That just won't do.

Forget the sal****er fly fishing and go smoke the good
ganja on a nude beach with your girlfriend.


I figured the lack of smartassed responses was because I had asked the
question, and so I couldn't provide the lame response. Thanks for coming
through for me! And if you saw SWMBO (47, three kids, stressful life), you'd
know that the LAST thing I'd want to do is be on mind-altering substances
and looking at her in the nude.

--riverman
(and then there's ME! 46, overweight, and indoors too much. Good thing she
has a strong heart)

TFO makes decent sal****er rods. I own and use two.

As for reels, I like Waterworks-Lamson for their sealed drag. In the
moderate priced range, I find the Orvis LA Battenkill to be workable and
salt resistant. Again, I own and use both.


--
Stev Lenon 91B20 '68-'69
When the dawn came up like thunder

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/stevglo/i...age92kword.htm

On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 09:43:50 +0100, "riverman" wrote:

And if you saw SWMBO (47, three kids, stressful life), you'd
know that the LAST thing I'd want to do is be on mind-altering substances
and looking at her in the nude.

--riverman
(and then there's ME! 46, overweight, and indoors too much. Good thing she
has a strong heart)

Yeah, and if she reads that, everything should be just.....fine....nothing will
be wrong at all....it'll all be....okay...

HTH (Hobble To Hospital),
R

On 8 Mar 2005 13:38:11 -0800, "Wayne Knight"
wrote:


I would suggest a rod be purchased in Asia, if you bust it you're
probably going to have to ship it somewhere and that could take some
time. Reels in the mid price range....Ross Canyon Big Game. I would not
do anything less. Some folks like the Old Florida line of Reels but
someone I trust very much in the salt water fly fishing community told
me to stay away from them.


The Lamson Velocity and Lightspeeds are somewhat
cheaper and work just fine.

"GregP" wrote in message
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The Lamson Velocity and Lightspeeds are somewhat
cheaper and work just fine.

The velocity and lightspeeds may *work just fine* but given the problems
with the LP series post takeover and the ultra lightness of the reels, the
Ross Canyon higher price is probably worth it and they are a heck of lot
more solid than the Lamsons. IMO, waterworks ought to put lamson to bed.

On Tue, 8 Mar 2005, brians wrote:

I have 3(7, 8 & 10wt) Temple Fork Outfitter rods, and have used two
enough to say they are very good rods.....IMHO.

I have not used them myself but about a year ago TFO rods gained quite a
following among the surf fly fishers around my local waters. Still seem
to be gaining in popularity with lots of good reviews so far.


Mu