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Any fly fishers out there?
- Thread starter Canewrap
- Start date
Canewrap,
I've been fly fishing for around 50 years or so. Wish that I still had that first rod my father bought me at sears & sawbucks...
I'm probably not considered a "true/real" flyfisher. I can't afford the requisite LL Bean fly-fishing attire or collector quality rod.
I'm happy with my inexpensive 8'6" steelhead rod & my 6'6" stream rod.
I started when attitudes were different, it wasn't about what you had, but that you had an interest in learning to fly fish
& the local rod & gun club wasn't a political organization.
I've been fly fishing for around 50 years or so. Wish that I still had that first rod my father bought me at sears & sawbucks...
I'm probably not considered a "true/real" flyfisher. I can't afford the requisite LL Bean fly-fishing attire or collector quality rod.
I'm happy with my inexpensive 8'6" steelhead rod & my 6'6" stream rod.
I started when attitudes were different, it wasn't about what you had, but that you had an interest in learning to fly fish
& the local rod & gun club wasn't a political organization.
You don't need expensive gear to do freshwater either. You just need someone with a decent amount of experience to show you how to make best use of your money, like most things. Relic hunting, to me, is just dirt fishing. Just like fishing you need to know where to go, how to read your environment and have equipment suited to the task at hand.
Yep, if I retired tomorrow, I wouldn't have any trouble filling my time. Photography, flyfishing, rodbuilding (bamboo flyrods from scratch), writing, and relic hunting. Between the normal time stealers (honey-do list) and responsibilities, it's a wonder I have time for the other things, but hey, who needs sleep, right?
Metaldetective1975
New member
Hi,
I've been flyfishing and flytying for 40 years, mostly troutfishing. I've learned that you do not need the expensive equipment and all of the gadgets available now. Most of my rods & reels are Cabela's and Cortland. Since I tie my own flies, that is a big cost-savings My wife keeps me on a budget, so I try to plan my purchasing around my annual work bonus (my wife actually allows me a small percentage of it), and tax refund (if any). I occasionally do some saltwater fishing, but with spinning gear.
I also enjoy tent camping, hiking (the Appalachian Trail is my fave), stamp collecting, and visiting Civil war battlefields.
I've been flyfishing and flytying for 40 years, mostly troutfishing. I've learned that you do not need the expensive equipment and all of the gadgets available now. Most of my rods & reels are Cabela's and Cortland. Since I tie my own flies, that is a big cost-savings My wife keeps me on a budget, so I try to plan my purchasing around my annual work bonus (my wife actually allows me a small percentage of it), and tax refund (if any). I occasionally do some saltwater fishing, but with spinning gear.
I also enjoy tent camping, hiking (the Appalachian Trail is my fave), stamp collecting, and visiting Civil war battlefields.