Hmmmmm.. What to do with a couple hundred bucks? That is what I have been thinking since February 17th (my birthday). Of course there is a good old game for the xbox, maybe a google phone, or I could get some up to date clothes. Nah, I just bought a fly rod, my fifth to be exact. Now some of you may question..."Why get another?" Isn't a fly rod, just another fly rod? Well, take for instance, purses. My wife has like thirteen of them, or maybe shoes...how many pairs of shoes does the average person have? Or i-pods..now that maybe pushing it, but I know a guy that owns five of them. So if you are going to ask me why buy another fly rod, be prepared to ask yourself this question, "What is it in life that I have more than one thing of that other people may not?" Maybe your the person that has a closet full of shoes that could easily provide for a third world country, or maybe your collection of salt shakers from different states is what you value most and maybe I am being a little too dramatic.
In any case, fly fishing is all about graduating to the next level. Typically a fly fishermen start out with the heavy stiffer rods (beginner) because they are learning to control their casts. As the fishermen becomes more experienced he/she then graduates to a less stiff rod, which more skill is needed for the accuracy of the placement of the fly. The faster (less stiff) rods are usually more expensive. I think rods become more expensive because somewhere down the line, some one had to justify to his wife why they were fishing so much. I think it still holds true today. Whatever the rod, there is a rod out there that is right for whatever level a fisherman is at. There is a good reason for having five rods and its not to show off either.
9 years ago
