Affordable Rods/reels Etc.

[alhuger]

All,

 

So now that I am getting mildly obsessed with spey rods (the last thing I needed) I am realizing it's not a cheap past time. Mind you, neither is fly fishing in general but I already have a tonne of cash sunk into my current gear. I want to pick up an extra rod or two over the next year and I want to run through some other line types and so as a result, I am think about ebay. I used to buy quite a bit through ebay for another hobby but I've never bought fishing gear, any opinions? Is there a good forum elsewhere for dealing w/ spey gear?

 

-al

[CDone]

Al, check this site out http://www.speypages.com/speyclave/ lots of info there. Depending on what you want to spend I might know of some options for you.

 

we can talk via PM.

 

Colin

[Glenbow]

Look at LL Bean in the States. Very good products & they stand behind what they sell. Spey Rod for $170US ( I have it and really like it) Reels can be cheapo, no real need to even as high as $150. Lines are a bit more, but keep looking around.

[CDone]

I learned early in the spey game you get what you pay for. Theres always a better rod for just a little bit more than what you paid for the one you have. I've had a chance to cast some very nice(read expensive) and some nice entry level (read cheap) rods and have found that if you are willing to part with between $300 - $500 bucks you will get a rod that will perform day in and day out. For reels, because we are not targeting steelhead or salmon you can keep the cost down a bit, once you decide you want to go after the big boys you need to make sure your reel will stand up to the first good run. Trions by Pflueger work well as do a couple other reels in the same price range. Lines are lines, they are the one aspect of our obsession that remain constant, you will be looking at shelling out $70 to $150 for a line.

 

Colin