re: 1st Fly Rod for my grandson - Recs

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I would have to agree with another poster that Orvis is not and was not the standard among serious fly fishers

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To they lay person it might as well be and they are one of the few that puts out rods and reels for all price ranges.

Problem is where would you stop when considering gold standard? Winston, Sage, Scott, Oyster Bamboo...

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I usually fish out of a drift boat on the big western rivers

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Yeah a 9ft 5-6wt is ideal out west. I'd rather a shorter and lighter rod when pond fishing in the Southeast and even fishing the Appalachian trout.