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What Fly Rod

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  • #32
    colinthomas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭colinthomas


    i bought a ron thompson 7-8 9ft rod 15 years ago for 70 quid....if fished thousand of times and caught thousands of trout......im in a private club and my mate spent 800 on his and he catches no more than i do.:D


  • #33
    madred006
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 631 ✭✭✭madred006


    colinthomas wrote: »
    i bought a ron thompson 7-8 9ft rod 15 years ago for 70 quid....if fished thousand of times and caught thousands of trout......im in a private club and my mate spent 800 on his and he catches no more than i do.:D
    So :D ur saying the rod makes no difference?


  • #34
    stylie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 691 ✭✭✭stylie


    I use Sage and Loomis rods and catch more fish than the guys I fish with. Fishing Western lough's I can cast further and fish longer. So there is a difference.


  • #35
    Auldloon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,241 ✭✭✭Auldloon


    stylie wrote: »
    I use Sage and Loomis rods and catch more fish than the guys I fish with. Fishing Western lough's I can cast further and fish longer. So there is a difference.

    Aye but you're a fishing god stylie:)


  • #36
    stylie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 691 ✭✭✭stylie


    That too is true

    :)


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  • #37
    pedro7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭pedro7


    I learned to fly fish with my Dads Daiwa Whisker and Profly rods, these rods are great but not cheap by any means. When I went to buy my own rod, my local shop let me try a few out to see what I liked. The nicest rod I thought was a Shakespeare Odessy or one of the Soniks sk3 I think it was. I use the Shakey every weekend! its a great rod. available in loads of variations. Very light and very cheap. So if you decide in a couple weeks or months that fly fishing isn't for you then you don't have a small fortune sitting in a cupboard somewhere!

    The only place I would say spend is on line. I recently bought some Daiwa wilderness line and found it excellent not to expensive either.

    Weight forward (WF) lines I find, are a little easier to cast large distances. But for good technique and presentation of your flies I think double taper (DT) is best to learn with.


  • #38
    The Pontiac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,415 ✭✭✭The Pontiac


    Mr.Woodcock wrote: »
    would highly reccomend looking at something like 9'6'' 6# rod, its ideal for starting fly fishing its not to long for a trip to the local river neither is it too short for a trip stockie lakes, its best of both worlds , but if its just river trout 9' 4-5# is perfect and if its the lakes 10' 7# is ideal, see if you can pick up the old greys mk2 rod, are a serious piece of kit, but no longer made, you might just pick one up for around 75-125 quid , for a rod that originally sold for 235e! any thing by greys, airflo, daiwa, scierra, vision, all reasonably priced and good qyaliity! same go's for the reels and line! but would recommend a weight forward line!

    I just bought this. Plastic is still on the handle and they sold for £180 in their day!


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