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Fly rod for kid's Christmas present
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 7:10 pm
by p.t.
I'm thinking about buying a fly rod for my 11-year-old son as his Christmas present. Right now I've found several candidates: Orvis Streamline Outfitter ($198); Redington Pursuit Outfitter ($180); Scientific Anglers Trout combo ($95). They all come with rod, reel and line. The first two even have a carrying case. Cabela's website also has this Wind River Outfit, but there are 2 customer reviews saying basically the same thing: Rod broke after several uses! So I'm totally turned off.
Does anybody have experiences with these gear? Any comment? (Or maybe I should get a tennis rackquet for him, that should be a lot more affordable. :-)
Merry Christmas!
RE:Fly rod for kid's Christmas present
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 7:20 pm
by Fish_Bait111397
I know another 13 year old kid who would love a fly rod. Just buy him one and send it to 111 FishBait's Way !!! :geek:
RE:Fly rod for kid's Christmas present
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 7:25 pm
by Amx
I have 2 or 3 I'll give away. If anyone wants, I'll look to see what they are and list the names, etc.
RE:Fly rod for kid's Christmas present
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:38 pm
by nickbell
I have the cabelas wind river as my beginer combo. Its very nice, i would recomend it. Though I replaced the line.
RE:Fly rod for kid's Christmas present
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:41 pm
by nickbell
Also, the wind river combo that comes with just the rod and pre-spooled reel is the one I have, its the one that comes with all of those accessories that has bad reviews. Dont know why, I love it!
RE:Fly rod for kid's Christmas present
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 9:15 pm
by p.t.
Amx, that's very generous of you! I'll take a number. Thanks, Santa.
nickbell, yeah, I don't understand either. The Wind River outfitter got very bad reviews, but the rod-reel combo doesn't. Weird.
RE:Fly rod for kid's Christmas present
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 9:24 pm
by Amx
Ok. My 3 extra rods;
#1 is LCI Striker II # SF866 8 1/2 foot 2 PIECE. line = #6 96% graphite
I'm gonna say excellent shape, almost like new.
#2 is Olympia - 4180 8 foot 2 piece.
I see no info on the weight, a bit whipier than the #1 rod, probably a #4.
Ok shape, dirty looking.
#3 is Sportfisher from Kmart, #940. 8 foot 2 piece.
No info on it either, but slightly whipier than #1, but not too close to #2.
Ok shape, not as dirty as #2.
I'll look up my extra reel, I'm sure I know where it's at. Got it. A Cortland with old #6 WF-6-F line on it for bass.
RE:Fly rod for kid's Christmas present
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 10:19 pm
by p.t.
Tom, just sent you a PM. Please check.
RE:Fly rod for kid's Christmas present
Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 8:55 am
by Amx
Ok, I'm out of bed, checked the yards for mole hills while letting the dog run around, made and am eating breakfast. Will check the PMs I have soon. :-)
RE:Fly rod for kid's Christmas present
Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 10:36 am
by natetreat
I started out with the scientific anglers combo from cabela's and it was really quite decent for the price. I've never used a better rod than that, but it's a 5# and I've landed big carp on it which was really fun and it still held up. For the price it's worth it to me.