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Who here fly fishes? I bought a Pflueger fly combo set and was wanting

Posted on 3/9/13 at 8:56 am
Posted by Remington Dawg
Irmo, S.C
Member since Sep 2012
1457 posts
Posted on 3/9/13 at 8:56 am
some OB reviews before I took it out of the box.
Posted by Bama and Beer
Baldwin Co, AL
Member since Oct 2010
80962 posts
Posted on 3/9/13 at 8:57 am to
Need more details
Posted by KingRanch
The Ranch
Member since Mar 2012
61616 posts
Posted on 3/9/13 at 8:57 am to
What you fishing for?
Posted by DeboseKnows
Gainesville
Member since Dec 2012
1721 posts
Posted on 3/9/13 at 9:09 am to
What model? Dont worry about the reel as much as the rod.. the rod is the money maker in fly fishing.
Posted by DonChowder
Sonoma County
Member since Dec 2012
9249 posts
Posted on 3/9/13 at 9:18 am to
Fly fishing for bass/sacaulait is lots of fun. What weight rod? Sinking line? What are you gonna target?
Posted by joshric
Fairhope, AL
Member since Jul 2012
178 posts
Posted on 3/9/13 at 10:33 am to
I had the $50 combo from academy, it was the blue rod with neon yellow fly line, 5/6 weight. It was good to throw small flies with but any bass or redfish flies were too big to handle. After 2 months the rod tip snapped on me while trying to unsnag the fly from a submerged stick, a tiny stick.

Anyway I returned it and put money towards a baitcaster. I say save your $ and get a setup from orvis. They have some nice ones for around 300 I think and good warranties
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
261680 posts
Posted on 3/9/13 at 10:53 am to
If you are a beginner, don't spend over $250 for a setup. You can get a good starter rig for $150-$200. I'm sure what you have will meet your needs.
Posted by LSUtiger17
New Orleans
Member since Mar 2009
3082 posts
Posted on 3/9/13 at 10:54 am to
Temple fork, redington, and even some of the cabela's lines are all good values. I doubt that Pflueger is making a quality fly rod, but I'm really not sure.
Posted by DeboseKnows
Gainesville
Member since Dec 2012
1721 posts
Posted on 3/9/13 at 11:49 am to
I've posted this before but if you are a beginner the Cabelas three forks rod/reel combo is very good for its price..

Three forks fly rod..

I needed a cheap back up rod/reel and went with this one a couple years ago, 8weight. Has held up fine with snook/slot reds/smaller tarpon..
Posted by windriver
West Monroe/San Diego
Member since Mar 2006
8656 posts
Posted on 3/9/13 at 7:12 pm to
i hammer the bream on em. I use a cheap pfleuger for this. I use a small sinking fly whenthey wont hit a small poppin bug in green, yellow, black or white. If in Arkansas I use what ever pattern the locals are using. I don't spend much money on it like I did when I lived in New England. I do nail the chinqs and bull bream working the outside of beds. I've found they'll hit a sinking fly when they won't touch a cricket.
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