Need some help finding some fly rods.

[Mikeel1987]

Ok heres what I want to do. I'm not big on the fly fishing technichue and dont really have the time to learn either but have been told by a lot of people that catching a fish on fly rod is unbelievably fun. I watched a show where they were trolling for salmon with downriggers on a fly pole and would be very intersted in doing that and was thinking of incorperating that same idea into rainbow trout on the lake. So I was thinking about getting a 3weight rod and a 7 weight rod to this. I don't need top of the line stuff since I wont be casting with these. I was wondering if you guys could point me in the right direction for some cheap fly rod/reel combos.

Thanks
Mike

[guitarfisher]

Most of the major sporting goods stores offer starter combos that will probably meet your needs for <$100 .

[Marc Martyn]

I doubt you will find an inexpensive 3wt. rod. Those are considered specialty rods and are in the upper price range. Most of the beginner fly rod combos come in the 5-6wt. range. Here are some combos you might consider.

http://www.sportsmanswarehouse.com/spor ... /cat101046

http://www.sportsmanswarehouse.com/spor ... /cat101046

[sparky1doug]

I have spent many wonderful hours trolling with a fly for Rainbow in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. A 5-6 weight combo is plenty good enough. The advise I can share, buy something simple but durable. When trolling your not as concerned with that fine casting rod as something that can take a little beating. If your taking about trolling from a boat as opposed to a float tube, then expect the rod and reel to get knocked around. Thats ok too, they make tough rods and reels reasonably. There is quite a lot to trolling it's a great way to catch fish, very effective! I troll from a float tube about 50% of the time. Ever catch a 10lb Rainbow? Right here in Washington, oh ya.

[Fish_Bait111397]

I have the fly rod in the 1st link that Marc shared, works great !

[Amx]

Too bad you're so far away. I have 2 cheap fly rods I'd give you. One is an Olympic 4180 - 8 foot. The other is a K-Mart 940 8 foot. One is about a 6 wt and the other about a 4 wt, guessing as they aren't marked, just going by the 8wt that I have, and the 6wt I sold a couple months ago. No reels, so you'd have to get a reel or 2.

[zen leecher aka Bill W]

not all the rod holders will work with a fly rod. But you could have a rod made up with a spinning rod handle on a fly rod blank.

[Mikeel1987]

amx I have sent you a pm am very interested

[Amx]

Sent PM back with info.

[sparky1doug]

Zen Leecher, there is a fly troller if I ever heard one.

[The Quadfather]

Mikeel, who knows, if you really dig the feel of bringing in a fish on a fly rod... you just may have an interest in taking up fly fishing. Give it some thought. Let us know though what happens with your trolling idea. I want to hear what you think.

[Mikeel1987]

ok looks like I'll be going to get those fly rods from amx tomorrow and now the question is what kind of reels should i get? Like I said I have no experience in this area so idk what to get or even to look for? any help anyone. Thanks again AMX see yo tomorrow?

Thanks
Mike

[The Quadfather]

If you are totally messing around with the fly thing, and not sure about getting into actual fly fishing... then I would look at at trying to attach a level wind reel to the fly rod for the aforementioned purpose of trolling off the downrigger. I don't have my fly rod handy, but it seems like a level wind reel has a similar attach mechanism as the fly reel, and might work.

Now if you don't have either a level wind OR a existing fly reel... then just go by a cheapo fly reel to hold the line while trolling. You sounded like you really just wanted to feel a fish on a fly rod anyway, and it wasn't about the actual fly fishing end of it. Although, on second thought I can't see how a fly reel will have a tight enough drag to use in your downrigger. My fly reels have very loose drag, and you use the palm of your hand as the drag.

[spokey9]

check out the okuma sierra fly reels they're good and they go for around 35 bucks. i got one and i abuse the crap out of it when i fly fish for spawning bass.

[Mikeel1987]

Thanks for the info will look into that. and yes I am looking into just feeling a fish on a fly rod but also want to keep the option open for getting into fly fishing if I ever get the time to learn. Also you might be right about the reels not having enough drag but the guys I seen on the show were trolling with fly rod for salmon with downriggers were using a traditional fly rod reel.

[Amx]

Some fly fishing reels have an adjustable drag. But they aren't as tight a drag as spinning and casting reels and the main method of drag is the palm on the side/edge of the spool. Some fly fishing reels are made for the 'big' fish out in the ocean and salmon in the rivers and such. I'd think they would have a better/tighter drag system for those big fish.