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Title: New Outfit
Post by: stephen_oconnor on October 07, 2005, 06:01:13 PM

Ok, Maybe a bit early for this, but i need a new fly outfit for next season as my current outfit is old and has no reccommended line weight etc, what would be a good outfit to buy that won't break the bank, as i dont have too much to spend, maximum around 70 quid?

Title: New Outfit
Post by: stephen_oconnor on October 07, 2005, 08:12:53 PM

thanks a lot uncleboo:D, u all never stop giving on this forum:D

Title: New Outfit
Post by: Wildfisher on October 07, 2005, 08:15:13 PM

Quote from: stephen_oconnorthanks a lot uncleboo:D, u all never stop giving on this forum:D

He never gies me onythin?.

I tell a lie, he passed a rather excellent book onto me at Laidon! He?s a guid lad is oor Davey! :)

Title: New Outfit
Post by: stephen_oconnor on October 07, 2005, 08:24:36 PM

ok. i'm looking at a daiwa pro fly rod right now, so any suggestions as to, length, and reccomended line weight?, link is http://www.fishingmegastore.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Daiwa_9.html

Title: New Outfit
Post by: Fishtales on October 07, 2005, 08:58:30 PM

There is a Daiwa 10' #6-7 here for ?45.

http://www.nwac.co.uk/acatalog/Daiwa_Fky_Rod_Clearance.html

Title: New Outfit
Post by: stephen_oconnor on October 07, 2005, 10:51:51 PM

would you reccommend that line weight rating sandy???

Title: New Outfit
Post by: Fishtales on October 07, 2005, 11:41:08 PM

It is a Whisker 10' #6-8 I use for all my fishing. River, loch, boat, dry fly or wet. I use it with a WF7 or a WF8 if it is a strong wind.

Title: New Outfit
Post by: Wildfisher on October 08, 2005, 08:03:11 AM

Stephen,

For our style of fishing you can?t go far wrong with a Diawa rod. For a beginner especially they are easy to cast and very forgiving. Don?t cast to the far horizon? So what? For our style of fishing that is not necessary and even less so for thicko rainbows that swim 3 feet from you and tip you the wink as they pass.

Get a #5 weight rod and I will give you a Shakespeare Worcestershire DT floating line for free, that's a known high quality line by the way and I have a brand new unused spare. If Uncleboo sends the reel and the spare spool to me I?ll put the line and backing on for you.

If someone else has a sinker or an intermediate they don?t need they can send it to me and I?ll fit that too the spare spool.

I have some Snowbee rods 5 /6 weight, but these are stiffer and faster actioned than Diawa.

Title: New Outfit
Post by: stephen_oconnor on October 08, 2005, 08:11:13 PM

ok i have decided that i will get a diawa whisker 10ft 5/6 weight

Title: New Outfit
Post by: stephen_oconnor on December 17, 2005, 07:42:32 PM

thanks davy, between your reel and the whisker i am buying from uncleboo, i will have a good outfit i think, cant wait, bring on the brownie season

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