Werloc
Don't Know Nothin Yet
Hi, I'm new to the forum and trying to learn to fly fish. My Dad was a "Die Hard" fly fisherman, and fly tyer. Just before he passed away 15 years
ago he was going to start to teach me how to fly cast. He was also tying up some flies for me which I still have. In those passed 15 years, I
haven't done much fishing until this passed Spring. My wife loves to fish, and last year she went a few times a week by herself while I was out
riding my motorcycle. Since my hours at work have been drastically cut, I now have time to fish, and can't afford to ride. I went to visit my Mom
and
ended up getting all of my Dad's fishing and tying gear. My wife and I have been trout fishing this year since a few weeks after opening day. I even
watched them stock on the N/B (NJ) where we do most of our fishing. We have a few good spots within 15 minutes of our house, which is great. Anyway, we
both really want to learn to fly fish in a very big way. I'm not happy with spin fishing rods, etc. Even if the fishing isn't good, we can have fun
perfecting our cast. Plus, the few fly fishermen that we see (and now know) catch a lot more than we do...lol. My Dad's old fly rod is a Kunnan
Graphite Advantage, 8'6", 6/7 wt. I have WF-6-F line on it. I tied a piece of orange yarn to the leader and we have been practicing on the grass at
the nearby park. I bought a few new leaders 2 weeks ago and we took the rod to the water. I tied on a nymph which looks like a brown #14 or 16
Hare's Ear and played with that. After casting for 20 or so minutes while working my way up stream to a slow moving pool, I caught a sunny. WOW, I
caught a fish..! What a rush for the first time. It was the most fun I ever had fishing. No trout, but happy as hell for the very first time in the
water with a fly rod. So now it was my wife's turn. She catches a smallmouth. We are now both very excited to move on and buy our own "first" fly
rods. I wanted to say everything I just did to give you and idea on how new to this we are, and where we're coming from. Also, since my wife went
from full time to part time, and my hours were cut at work, we don't have extra money to spend. I do have a few packs of 5wt. line, a few hundred
assorted flies (from Dad), and a few (ok to get by with for now) Pflueger Medalist reels.
So now, here is what I'm asking. With a budget of no more than around $200 maybe $250ish, for "Two" rods, what should we get. "Most" of our fishing
will be N/B & S/B of the Raritan. These places we also catch sunnies and smallmouth. I was doing some reading and thinking of a 5 wt line rod, 9'
long for each of us. I'm only 5'9", and my wife is 5'6", plus we wade in sometimes deep water. We need 2 new rods, and plan to upgrade in time. I
have it narrowed down to these 3 rods so far. The price is perfect for the St. Croix Triumph, or we can go for the Redington CT if it's better for
us. But prefer the price of the St. Croix. What rod, wt., and how long? Also, is there much difference between a 2 and 4 piece rod?
Here are the 3 rods:
Cabela's -- St. Croix Triumph® Fly Rod
Cabela's -- Redington™ Crosswater Fly Rod
Redington CT Classic Trout Fly Rods : Cabela's
Thanks for your help...
ago he was going to start to teach me how to fly cast. He was also tying up some flies for me which I still have. In those passed 15 years, I
haven't done much fishing until this passed Spring. My wife loves to fish, and last year she went a few times a week by herself while I was out
riding my motorcycle. Since my hours at work have been drastically cut, I now have time to fish, and can't afford to ride. I went to visit my Mom
and
ended up getting all of my Dad's fishing and tying gear. My wife and I have been trout fishing this year since a few weeks after opening day. I even
watched them stock on the N/B (NJ) where we do most of our fishing. We have a few good spots within 15 minutes of our house, which is great. Anyway, we
both really want to learn to fly fish in a very big way. I'm not happy with spin fishing rods, etc. Even if the fishing isn't good, we can have fun
perfecting our cast. Plus, the few fly fishermen that we see (and now know) catch a lot more than we do...lol. My Dad's old fly rod is a Kunnan
Graphite Advantage, 8'6", 6/7 wt. I have WF-6-F line on it. I tied a piece of orange yarn to the leader and we have been practicing on the grass at
the nearby park. I bought a few new leaders 2 weeks ago and we took the rod to the water. I tied on a nymph which looks like a brown #14 or 16
Hare's Ear and played with that. After casting for 20 or so minutes while working my way up stream to a slow moving pool, I caught a sunny. WOW, I
caught a fish..! What a rush for the first time. It was the most fun I ever had fishing. No trout, but happy as hell for the very first time in the
water with a fly rod. So now it was my wife's turn. She catches a smallmouth. We are now both very excited to move on and buy our own "first" fly
rods. I wanted to say everything I just did to give you and idea on how new to this we are, and where we're coming from. Also, since my wife went
from full time to part time, and my hours were cut at work, we don't have extra money to spend. I do have a few packs of 5wt. line, a few hundred
assorted flies (from Dad), and a few (ok to get by with for now) Pflueger Medalist reels.
So now, here is what I'm asking. With a budget of no more than around $200 maybe $250ish, for "Two" rods, what should we get. "Most" of our fishing
will be N/B & S/B of the Raritan. These places we also catch sunnies and smallmouth. I was doing some reading and thinking of a 5 wt line rod, 9'
long for each of us. I'm only 5'9", and my wife is 5'6", plus we wade in sometimes deep water. We need 2 new rods, and plan to upgrade in time. I
have it narrowed down to these 3 rods so far. The price is perfect for the St. Croix Triumph, or we can go for the Redington CT if it's better for
us. But prefer the price of the St. Croix. What rod, wt., and how long? Also, is there much difference between a 2 and 4 piece rod?
Here are the 3 rods:
Cabela's -- St. Croix Triumph® Fly Rod
Cabela's -- Redington™ Crosswater Fly Rod
Redington CT Classic Trout Fly Rods : Cabela's
Thanks for your help...