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Brozekiel posted:Hey a fishing thread! I'm looking to buy a flyfishing rod/reel/line combo. Any go-to recommended set ups? I'm just getting into fly fishing so something under $200 is my budget - either 4, 5, or 6 weight. I'll mostly be fishing for trout but would like to fish salmon, too. I use a 9' Redington Classic Trout and a Redington Surge reel, 5 weight. I mostly fish for tiny little trout (like 4") in a tiny little stream, and while my setup isn't precisely ideal for that it has the benefit of being extremely versatile in that I can have a single rig that works for most everything, and I can take it to any trout stream and do well (but based on what I've been told, 5wt is probably too small for salmon). Using this guy in a small stream means a lot of roll casting and takes a gentle hand with the set, but I haven't had a single complaint with it. I'm pretty new to fly fishing, but the CT is nice because it's medium-action, not fast-action like most other rods I found. Medium action is supposed to be a lot better for learning to cast, and I prefer my CT to fast-action rods I've used. The slower action also helps it to perform better for smaller fish and streams: what would be an overzealous hook-set on a 9' fast-action, and would either jerk the fly away or end up with the fish screaming towards my head at mach 2 actually works well with the slower rod. I ended up paying right at $200 for my setup including line (the reel was pre-spooled), but it took a couple days of scouring the internet for deals and coupons. In any case, I'd strongly recommend getting something with a lifetime warranty. Both the items I listed have one (that's a big reason why I got the Surge over the Pursuit, but being aluminum instead of plastic didn't hurt). The Surge's MSRP is $80 unspooled, but you ought to be able to find it for $50 spooled (even though Redington's page says it doesn't come spooled), and you can get CT rods for under $150 all day long now, including from Amazon.
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Don't get rid of all your spinners, that's a horrible idea. Different reels have different strengths, baitcast isn't strictly superior to spinners.
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