> I agree. Its my impression that trout fisher have been fighting for their > resource and access to same for a long time. You just don't go out and go > fish for trout, you have to get a license to fish and then get another one > to go for trout. And how much money is spent by a flyfisher on their > equipment? Blows my mind when I have seen the prices on a rod and real! > A heck of a lot more than my daddy paid for my fiberglass rod from Kmart > back in the 70s! And how about the actual SKILL in using a fly road. Most of the money spent on fly rod and reel is for asthetics. I can walk down the street and get a $40 8ft 5wt rod and a $15 reel and fish just fine. In fact, my 9ft 10wt saltwater rod cost about $45, just the spool on my large reel cost more than that. Yes, its true, I could go down to the Orvis store and spend $400 on a flyrod, but I doubt it'd catch more fish. Its simply marketing. Cheap graphite rods are available, and quite adequate to the task of putting a fly in front of a fish. To get back on topic.... If you like to fly fish from a kayak, you might want to look at some of the british suppliers, such as Shakespear, they can put you on a 10ft or 11ft rod without taking out a 2nd mortgage. The extra length will help keep your backcast off the water. Also, I think the skill aspect of flyrodding is overrated. Yes, if you feel the need to participate in national casting championships, or care how you look to your friends, then skill will be important. Personally, when I got a rod in my hand, the purpose is to catch fish, not look good, if I *need* a particularly long cast, then I will pay attention to form and do it right, but otherwise, I just flail away and don't worry about it. Its more important to get the fly in the right spot at the right time, than it is to do it with grace. Richard Walker Houston, TX http://www.neosoft.com/~rww/kayak_log.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Sep 29 1999 - 13:46:16 PDT
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