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Rasputin said:
I bought off a member here think might have been Devon fly fisher it’s unbranded but excellent
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They are brilliant rods, when I ordered them from the far east I said I wanted samples sent before I bought a batch, I wanted them built to the same high spec of a well known make and action.

They exceeded my expectations, I bought 50, and all bar the 2 I have left sold the lot.
They are 9' 5 or 6wt, middle to tip actions, 4 piece.
I could of had my logo put on them but didn't bother, I also bought some reels and lines to match.

To the OP, you said 'lessons', well if you have picked a good instructor 3 hours is all you should need to teach you the basics, enjoy the still waters and practice, then practice some more, and then look to the rivers.

When I match a rod to a 'newbe' I look at their height and build, a 9' 6 weight is usually fine, but a lot of the women prefer the 5 weight, BTW, the woman and much easier to teach then us over powering blokes!

I have caught Salmon on the 6weight, but I prefer my 11' 7/8 switch rod.
My personal rod for the still waters and my passion, Sea Trout fishing is a Sage XP 9' 6 weight

I have a the 5 or 6 weight for sale, £95 never been used, let me know if you are interested.

Cheers

Richard
 
devon deer stalker said:
They are brilliant rods, when I ordered them from the far east I said I wanted samples sent before I bought a batch, I wanted them built to the same high spec of a well known make and action.

They exceeded my expectations, I bought 50, and all bar the 2 I have left sold the lot.
They are 9' 5 or 6wt, middle to tip actions, 4 piece.
I could of had my logo put on them but didn't bother, I also bought some reels and lines to match.

To the OP, you said 'lessons', well if you have picked a good instructor 3 hours is all you should need to teach you the basics, enjoy the still waters and practice, then practice some more, and then look to the rivers.

When I match a rod to a 'newbe' I look at their height and build, a 9' 6 weight is usually fine, but a lot of the women prefer the 5 weight, BTW, the woman and much easier to teach then us over powering blokes!

I have caught Salmon on the 6weight, but I prefer my 11' 7/8 switch rod.
My personal rod for the still waters and my passion, Sea Trout fishing is a Sage XP 9' 6 weight

I have a the 5 or 6 weight for sale, £95 never been used, let me know if you are interested.

Cheers

Richard
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If you bought one of these it would happily see you through most of your fishing requirements. Would highly recommend its been excellent and is almost a carbon copy of the Sage I had for about 4x the money.
 
So I've been looking on ebay at rods. Like I've mentioned higher up this thread I'd probably just be fishing for trout on a res so flat still water from the bank only.
What do the numbers mean please? Obviously one is length I get that but what's the other and what's a suggested for the kind of thing I'll be having a go at?
Cheers.
 
Length - for bank and boat, 9ft to 10ft is perfect. I prefer 9 1/2ft. The weight is the line weight, or thickness basically. 2wt is for the tiniest trout streams and 6’ rods. 3,4 much the same. 4 is where small river rods in 8’ are simply delightful with dry flies. 5 weight shines in a 10’ rod with Czech nymph if style, wading deep in rivers.
6 is IMHO THE best all rounder, for lakes, rivers, reservoirs, etc. Handles dry flies delicately, nymphs, lures and teams of wet flies off a host, even sea trout.

DT lines at are Double Taper - belly and then a similar taper front and back, great for dry fly fishing and can be reversed when wearing out. Casting means working out a lot of line and working with it in the air, also great for roll casting. WF taper is weight forward, the majority of the weight is in the front section of line, good for shooting longer casts quicker and working less line in the air, not good for delicacy and roll casting - I prefer the perfect middle ground, the Wulff triangle taper in a No. 6 floating line - that’s IMHO what you should buy.

Buy a rod that’s got a medium to fast action. A very fast action rod is stiff and can be hard to learn on, and is no good for learning an elegant casting style with abilities to present flies delicately at short range. Slow action rods are also hard to learn on, so go medium to mid-fast flex.
 
triggertrix said:
Length - for bank and boat, 9ft to 10ft is perfect. I prefer 9 1/2ft. The weight is the line weight, or thickness basically. 2wt is for the tiniest trout streams and 6’ rods. 3,4 much the same. 4 is where small river rods in 8’ are simply delightful with dry flies. 5 weight shines in a 10’ rod with Czech nymph if style, wading deep in rivers.
6 is IMHO THE best all rounder, for lakes, rivers, reservoirs, etc. Handles dry flies delicately, nymphs, lures and teams of wet flies off a host, even sea trout.

DT lines at are Double Taper - belly and then a similar taper front and back, great for dry fly fishing and can be reversed when wearing out. Casting means working out a lot of line and working with it in the air, also great for roll casting. WF taper is weight forward, the majority of the weight is in the front section of line, good for shooting longer casts quicker and working less line in the air, not good for delicacy and roll casting - I prefer the perfect middle ground, the Wulff triangle taper in a No. 6 floating line - that’s IMHO what you should buy.

Buy a rod that’s got a medium to fast action. A very fast action rod is stiff and can be hard to learn on, and is no good for learning an elegant casting style with abilities to present flies delicately at short range. Slow action rods are also hard to learn on, so go medium to mid-fast flex.
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Thanks for the reply matey it's much appreciated 👍🏻

I thought I'd gain more knowledge by asking questions, however for every one I ask it produces three more haha.
Cheers Jimmy.
 
I do have a Daiwa Whisker Fly 9’6” 5-7 you can buy if interested. My first rod in fact!

It’s no modern miracle, but it’s a classic and has taken everything from small river trout, to grayling, to sea trout on rivers and off the beach, to reservoirs and lakes…and done lawn casting in measurable in days not hours 😂
 
jimmy milnes said:
Cheers, would this fit any fly type reel " possibly a dumb question I know so sorry"
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It has to be the the right size. They are made for different line weights and thus sizes.

An orvis battenkill 3 is 5-7 weight rated, and is my highest recommendation. It needs backing line under/before the fly line, you buy it and spool it on, then attach/knot to end of fly line. Fly lines are not long, so if a fish runs far and you have to fight it back, it will potentially take the whole line out and your then onto the backing line which you fight off the reel, not by hand
 
triggertrix said:
It has to be the the right size. They are made for different line weights and thus sizes.

An orvis battenkill 3 is 5-7 weight rated, and is my highest recommendation. It needs backing line under/before the fly line, you buy it and spool it on, then attach/knot to end of fly line. Fly lines are not long, so if a fish runs far and you have to fight it back, it will potentially take the whole line out and your then onto the backing line which you fight off the reel, not by hand
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Ps, if you are right handed, you want a left hand retrieve reel! You cast with your right, and retrieve line by hand and reel with your left of course
 
boar & deer said:
I'm looking at getting into fly fishing for trout I've got lessons booked but was wondering what would be a decent starter setup something that will last and I won't need to replace later on.

Pity you are not local to me on Merseyside, for health reasons I am selling all my shooting and fishing gear and have 6 various fly rods and reels etc that need to go collection only though.
Not had time to list anything on here yet.
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I had a brilliant lesson at Peaks Fly Fishing on Ladybower in the Peak District 4 hours and it was great Richard the tutor was very good.
They sell Wytchwood starter kits ,6/7 wt rod line reel small fly box and flies etc about £84 , the river guy there recommended 4 wt for rivers locally. You don't have to spend a load of money I got set up for about £200.
Lesson was a gift and well worth what ever they cost. 3 of us in the class and one guy caught 3lb rainbow who had never been fishing before.
 
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