choosing a fly rod.

[Guest tigger]

Is there such a thing as an all round fly rod ?

I'm thinkin of buying a fly rod but with no specific species in mind. Can anyone recommend a rod and what would be the best lenght and strength for an all rounder if there's such a thing that is.

Oh I forgot to mention a decent reel to go with it.

Edited August 13, 2007 by tigger

[chuby]

Is there such a thing as an all round fly rod ?

I'm thinkin of buying a fly rod but with no specific species in mind. Can anyone recommend a rod and what would be the best lenght and strength for an all rounder if there's such a thing that is.

Oh I forgot to mention a decent reel to go with it.

 

You really need to think where you will be using it,ie river or lakes and for what.

I suppose a 7 weight 9-10ft would cover most stillwater situations or a 6/7 weight.Could use a 6 on rivers if needed.Small streams would require in many instances a shorter and lighter rod.

Get to a tackle shop and try out a few.

Reels need not cost a fortune.I used a shakespeare Alpha for quite a while and it was fine,infact better than some far more expensive reels.The choice is mind boggling,a large arbour reel is a help,helps reduce line memory.Not too keen on the Lureflash reels,cheapenough,but had problems with mine and Airflo reel as well.I now have 'Bloke reels' which are around £135

and am more than happy with them.

Greys,Scieera and okuma all produce decent reels.Have a look around ebay

[five bellies]

Is there such a thing as an all round fly rod ?

I'm thinkin of buying a fly rod but with no specific species in mind. Can anyone recommend a rod and what would be the best lenght and strength for an all rounder if there's such a thing that is.

Oh I forgot to mention a decent reel to go with it.

 

 

Good advice from Chubby, Tigger All I would add is make sure you rod has a middle to tip action as opposed to a super tippy rod that wont be very forgiving to the occasional fly fisherman, Dont skrimp on your Line and there aint a lot in the uk a 7wt rod wont tame

[spug103]

Ive just got myself a lureflash viper rod 6-7 weight 9'6" i got it at a good price on e-bay, it is a great rod for the price, much nicer to use than any of the renter rods ive used that cost more to buy!

 

i know chuby doesnt like lureflash reels but i also just picked up a full lureflash mercury reel and spool set second hand, fully loaded with some floating, sinking and intermediate lines for £15 im on a really tight budget so im really happy, and i find its balanced to the rod well, so my arm doesnt ache so much.

 

i am only a beginner but i'll certainly back up the big guns in saying the line quality matters, i was using a cheepo the other day, 5 hours 2 bites, i should have changed sooner, as with my better quality line the presentation is soooo much better, first cast first fish, proper job!

 

spug

[Guest tigger]

Thank's foir your reply's chaps they're appreciated. I've taken on board what you've advised and am on the look out for some takle.

cheers

Tigger.