I've resisted buying very expensive rods because cost-effectiveness hits its Zenith at a reasonable, if not surprisingly low, price point, and misfortune stalks us; rods break, get stolen, or lost. You have to wait a while for warranty replacements and sometimes the rod was discontinued so you get a replacement you don't necessarily like.
$500 isn't expensive its mid tier soon to be low tier. Not arguing, sadly it's true. The trick is pro deals. I just got an Asquith that's like 8 TFOs š. Not paying anything close to retail helps.
Fly rods, are def the same as guitars,,,anything over say 600 bucks, on an electric guitar is FINISH,,,some are up in the 10G, category,,, on up,,,EVH, or Jimmy Page, can take a beater 200 buck guitar, and play incomprehensible, savant music,,,a trout doesn't know, or care, which rod you use,,,a functional fly rod setup, IS JUST THE DELIVERY SYSTEM, FOR THE FLY,,,its the operator, that CAN KILL THE FISH, WITH ANYTHING,,,,cool vidš
I grew up in a poor family I got into fly fishing on my own as a young man taught myself the hard way as well as read a lot I've never owned an expensive flyrod i started with a twenty dollar Walmart combo the only expensive stuff I have is stuff I bought from a buddy of mine with a gambling problem he is a guide and buys really expensive stuff and when winter comes around I end up buying gear from him for a song if it wasn't for him I wouldn't own any high end gear I invest my money more into flies I tie my own and have for years but I believe that makes a big difference I've caught thousands of trout in my 30 years of experience all on budget gear so I believe if you want to be good spend as much time as you can on the water learn about bugs and hatches hell learn some Latin learn feather craft and stream craft learn the species you are fishing for and their behavior that will make you successful you can do everything you need with a echo lift or a Redington path I promise if you just spend the time and really pick up the fundamentals and flyfishing will become easier if only the rest of life worked that way
Less expensive rods are basically the same as the expensive ones. And Sage is a waste of money. Sage does not even offer a warranty. You spend 1000 bucks for a Sage rod and if the rod has problems you have to pay for repair, which is the only warranty Sage offers, repair. Sage claims to have a warranty but they reserve the right to determine if the claim is repair or warranty. And guess which claim Sage chooses 99% of the time…REPAIR. So if you have 200 bucks, you can get a Sage rod fixed. And for 1200 bucks you can by 5 decent fly rods, all of which have a better warranty than Sage. 5 fly rods that have the same spine and flex and cast just as good and are made from the same material, etc.
I bought a $40 rod on temu so I could modify it however I like it without having to care about the ruining an expensive rod. And it punches well above its "weight".
I have a echo. But my maxcatch stuff is just as good maybe even better. If anyone is here looking for something cheaper to start with. Get on maxcatch website and pick a combo. Iām to the point where I may even start buying some of max catches gear thatās a little more pricey. I mainly fish little native Brooke trout here in Virginia. But I want to start doing saltwater as well. I even started tieing up some shrimp patterns in preparation lol.
The tries, as always, more or less lies in the middle. Letās be fair: hobbyās cost money. Period. Itās just about how much you love your hobby which will be decisive how much youāre willing to invest or save for it. And income / room for savings play a big role here too. I own a mid range 9ā5# with a mid range reel and a mid range fly line. But I only buy top-tier leaders. That way I keep my costs per month fairly limited, as Iām only fishing in my own province or the ones adjacent, and I can mostly bike my way to those places. Now if I wanted more money to spend on fly fishing, Iād buy a LOT of other rods. Maybe a couple of extra spools for my reel, maybe some specialized fly-lines, but most likely Iād spend my money first on fly-tying materials. āCause boy-oh-boy thatās a bottomless pit I can sayā¦ How many rods I couldāve bought for the money I spend on materialsā¦.. itās not even funnyā¦ but heyā¦ my hobby, I decide! If only that tug that got me hooked sooo badly wasnāt as sweet as it wasā¦
The best fly rod for the money is a Daiwa Algonquin…the only fly rod Daiwa makes…almost don't want to say anything because they are sometimes hard to get.
You have a great point about using inexpensive gears. I have many $1000+ rods and reels and no it doesn't catch me more fish. I don't think cheaper more budget friendly fly rods are misunderstood. They are cheaper for a reason. But if money wasn't an issue, why not use the best. Expensive gears do have better quality components used to build the rod and yes, in many cases it can be built for specific needs. Sometimes I think about trimming down my high end gears and using cheaper gears but I just can't. It just feels too good. You try driving a Ferrari and then sell it and drive a Chevy Cruz. No thanks.
Own a lot of rods myself. I have tried many, many expensive and cheap rods. I will say that lots of the cheap rods are very hard to cast. In my experience cheaper TFO, Orvis, and some Eagle claw are the way to go. Not saying I disagree, I agree. I tend to use my cheaper rods more because I can keep one in every vehicle and break them without crying.
yep , especially fly fishing the rod and reel are not much of a factor…mostly because strike detection is visual not feeling it through the rod..including euro nymphing techniques…. go cheap and save the money for gas for more fishing trips or better yet save up for solar and an EV for more trips and less time working paying for energy …use the energy that falls from the sky…lol sorry, but i go fishing way more often now because I don't pay for any fishing trip fuel it's all related.
You nailed it. A couple of my rods I still use from when I was 12 years old, now 60 years old. I have some of my late fatherās rods that are expensive and great to use. Iām afraid to damage them so I buy the likes of Maxcatch etc, love them. Itās not catching fish, itās all about switching off and enjoying your day fishing. The best way to overcome mental health. Going to try my Spey set up on single handed rods though. Cheers.
You're right on all that you said. I got a G loome fly rod, the rod & reed cost me $1600, and I got an every old old bamboo fly rod 3wt, and that cost me $60 i use it 99 % of the time. I love it so much
Iām yet to buy my first fly rod, as Iām a Pike Angler, I just fancy to try for river fish on a fly in summer, I didnāt know one can spend 1000 bucks on a rod, Iām considering paying 25 quid for one, Iāve seen some big big fish landed on old tackle, every big fish caught before 1970 was caught on tackle one couldnāt give away now. put it another way, do the fish look up how much you paid for the rod?
My sunshine fish brand fly rod combo is pretty sweet. Even closed the door on a piece of the rod and I can buy a replacement section for 25. That's not bad at all.
That sf fly rid combo cost me about 80 and came with tools, cases and extra leaders.
Edge rods by Gary Loomis are fantastic and you can get them around$200 when they have sales. You might wait 4-6 months but you get an american made rod for cheap. My 6wt outperforms the helios and feels much lighter. Like he was saying, i got a 3 4 6 7 8 9 all for the price of one helios and didnt sacrifice on performance. I had a smallmouth guide try to buy my 7wt off me during a float trip because he was so impressed.
I totally agree about the line making a big difference in your casting and presentation. I have discovered something new the last few years and itās called tenkara. Dragontail Tenkara is a great company and they make rods that are very affordable to get into this new style of fly fishing. I love the simplicity of it and I still catch fish.
I've been a gigging guitarist for over 41 years. I've spent many long nights in bars/clubs… playing bottom tier guitars and amps. But I'll tell you that in terms of guitar gear, the expensive stuff just plays/sounds better. I've told many people who've asked my opinion on gear that a great tube amp can make your low-mid tier guitar sound great (assuming that your pickups aren't cheap trash). And import guitars are getting amazing. But still… American-made guitars are still better. They just are. My storage room is full of guitars (in cases). But the ones that get played are "the good stuff". For young players, there's never been a better time to be starting out and buying bying inexpensive gear. When asked, I never tell these people to break the bank and buy $3K+ guitars. But still… once you've developed your talent to the point that you can truly appreciate the finger guitars and amps… they really are next level. But for sure… the more expensive it gets, the law of dimishing returns applies. Anyways I agree with the whole "just grab an inexpensive rod and go out and learn to cast/fish!" sentiment. We live in an age where people think they can buy their way into true talent. Well you can't. I've played well over a thousand gigs. NO amount of money spent on boutique gear is gonna make up for being in the trenches that long. I can appreciate awesome gear because I've played it all, for many thousands of hours. Walking into a fly fishing store and walking out with a $2K outfit isn't gonna make you a great fly fisherman… unless you wear it out fishing day-in, day-out.
I love the mentality. I currently own a bunch of Orvis, TFO, and Echo rods. My favorites in general are my TFOs (5wt, 4wt, and 2wt). I've got a trio of Orvis Clearwaters (6wt, 4wt, and 3wt) that seem well built and sturdy. But the TFOs are lighter and more responsive. I've played around with many Orvis, Sage, Winston, and Loomis' that left me flat. But I'll tell you that the moment my hands grasped my Orvis 3wt Superfine graphite, I was absolutely hooked. It's not in the same umiverse as my Orvis Clearwater and Echo 3wt rods. I love rod sizes down to 3wt or even 2wt sizes, and my plan/goal is to eventually get Orvis Superfine rods spanning the entire spectrum, from 1wt to 5wt. I also have 4 Orvis Battenkill disc drag reels (and a click and pawl Battenkill in 1wt-2wt). I love the Battenkill throwbacks. My Lamson Liquid gathers dust. Once I've acquired the rest of the Superfine rods, my plan is to fish and forget about the gear chase. We'll see how that works out. š
Expensive fly reels are the dumbest thing I've ever seen, IT'S A SPOOL the line basically already comes on a reel. Minus very little, a way to mount and turn and that's it.
Thereās always someone who comments āan expensive rod isnāt going to help you catch more fish.ā
Anyone who thinks that way is obviously delusional. Personally, I like my pricey rods because they feel amazing to cast, theyāre sexy to look at, and it makes my day of fishing far more enjoyable than fishing some piece of junk rod.
I too have had them all in over 50 years fly fishing. I still have a few of my older Sage, and other big names. But some of the cheap rods are so good now days, why pay all that money.
I mean I use a $30 eagle claw featherlight and a vintage click n pawl reel that I snagged for $15 for ALL of my small stream fishing. Itās a dang good rod for bushwhacking and chasing brookies here in WNC
my grandfather back in the late 60's when i was a kid of 10 years old , taught me how to fish on a bamboo fly rod..i asked him,,why dont use one of those new fiberglass rods? he asked me this question in return.. what do the fish see.. the fly or the fly rod..i said they see the fly..he just smiled
Fly line is the most important part of the equation. You can take a cheap rod, put a $100 fly line on it and it will perform at a much higher level. Although, you don't need a nice rod to catch fish, I disagree with what most of you are saying. High end rods are more light weight, accurate, mend better, and in my experience, are more durable. I definitely want a high end rod for salt applications. When you've spent thousands of dollars to go on your Permit trip, you don't want to fish a cheap rod or reel, and leave anything to chance.
Nah … there are so many reasons to get a high end rod over cheap "budget" rods. 1. the performance, while not huge, is noticeable between the two, 2. the build quality and fit and finish are 10 times better on a high end rod, the cork on budget rods is crap and the grip will definitely show signs of degradation sooner than a high end rod and if its a TFO might even crumble in your hands after a few seasons of hard fishing. 3. Resale value is nothing for "budget" rods. 4. high end rod might break on you but it's not going to break in some funky way that a rod shouldn't break from … have seen it too many times with TFO especially but also Echo. Yeah they have this super no questions asked warranty but that doesn't help you when it buggers your trip
Im a pretty new fly angler, bought a bass pro outfit about 2 years ago but I only really started fishing it regularly in the last 6 months. I also am an absolute gear addict. Every hobby, I NEED the best gear, the name brand, the top tier. Why? I couldnāt tell you. Itās not really an ego thing, Iām not showing off. I donāt even fish with anybody, I fish alone. Iām the only person who knows I have the gear I have. I tell myself Iām a ābuy once, cry onceā guy. Value! Buy it right, buy for life!
Point is, videos like this are good for my wallet. Sometimes I need to be reminded things donāt need to be expensive to be GOOD. I think Iāll go pay for a casting lesson or a guided fishing day instead of buying that new reel Iāve been eyeing.
Great content! Thank you!
I've resisted buying very expensive rods because cost-effectiveness hits its Zenith at a reasonable, if not surprisingly low, price point, and misfortune stalks us; rods break, get stolen, or lost. You have to wait a while for warranty replacements and sometimes the rod was discontinued so you get a replacement you don't necessarily like.
Small and cheap is only good for tiny or small creeks if u r steelhead or salmon fishing loomis is the very best. And expensive
$500 isn't expensive its mid tier soon to be low tier. Not arguing, sadly it's true. The trick is pro deals. I just got an Asquith that's like 8 TFOs š. Not paying anything close to retail helps.
Great video!
LÄtiem kÄtiem nav ne vainas, galvenais lai pilda savu funkciju.
A Shakespeare UGLY stick is the BEST rod ever made. But dammmmmmn… I like LOOMIS.
Which of the affordable outfits do you think are the best options?
Fly rods, are def the same as guitars,,,anything over say 600 bucks, on an electric guitar is FINISH,,,some are up in the 10G, category,,, on up,,,EVH, or Jimmy Page, can take a beater 200 buck guitar, and play incomprehensible, savant music,,,a trout doesn't know, or care, which rod you use,,,a functional fly rod setup, IS JUST THE DELIVERY SYSTEM, FOR THE FLY,,,its the operator, that CAN KILL THE FISH, WITH ANYTHING,,,,cool vidš
Common sense! The fly fishing marketing world has left me behind! Find good used equipment from those guys who bought the "best" rods and reels.
If you are not fishing for fish that can rip drag like a mother effer, youāre reel is just to hold line..
You will be striping in every fish you catch. You can get a $70 line holder or a $700 line holder
I grew up in a poor family I got into fly fishing on my own as a young man taught myself the hard way as well as read a lot I've never owned an expensive flyrod i started with a twenty dollar Walmart combo the only expensive stuff I have is stuff I bought from a buddy of mine with a gambling problem he is a guide and buys really expensive stuff and when winter comes around I end up buying gear from him for a song if it wasn't for him I wouldn't own any high end gear I invest my money more into flies I tie my own and have for years but I believe that makes a big difference I've caught thousands of trout in my 30 years of experience all on budget gear so I believe if you want to be good spend as much time as you can on the water learn about bugs and hatches hell learn some Latin learn feather craft and stream craft learn the species you are fishing for and their behavior that will make you successful you can do everything you need with a echo lift or a Redington path I promise if you just spend the time and really pick up the fundamentals and flyfishing will become easier if only the rest of life worked that way
Fly is so fun just starting š„š„š„šŖ
Less expensive rods are basically the same as the expensive ones. And Sage is a waste of money. Sage does not even offer a warranty. You spend 1000 bucks for a Sage rod and if the rod has problems you have to pay for repair, which is the only warranty Sage offers, repair. Sage claims to have a warranty but they reserve the right to determine if the claim is repair or warranty. And guess which claim Sage chooses 99% of the time…REPAIR. So if you have 200 bucks, you can get a Sage rod fixed. And for 1200 bucks you can by 5 decent fly rods, all of which have a better warranty than Sage. 5 fly rods that have the same spine and flex and cast just as good and are made from the same material, etc.
I bought a $40 rod on temu so I could modify it however I like it without having to care about the ruining an expensive rod. And it punches well above its "weight".
I have a echo. But my maxcatch stuff is just as good maybe even better. If anyone is here looking for something cheaper to start with. Get on maxcatch website and pick a combo. Iām to the point where I may even start buying some of max catches gear thatās a little more pricey. I mainly fish little native Brooke trout here in Virginia. But I want to start doing saltwater as well. I even started tieing up some shrimp patterns in preparation lol.
Some of my most fond memories fly fishing were with a $40 pflueger fly combo from walmart
Why not post the cheap rods you recommend? Iāve watched this video like 3-4 times already trying to put the list together for myself
The tries, as always, more or less lies in the middle. Letās be fair: hobbyās cost money. Period. Itās just about how much you love your hobby which will be decisive how much youāre willing to invest or save for it. And income / room for savings play a big role here too. I own a mid range 9ā5# with a mid range reel and a mid range fly line. But I only buy top-tier leaders. That way I keep my costs per month fairly limited, as Iām only fishing in my own province or the ones adjacent, and I can mostly bike my way to those places. Now if I wanted more money to spend on fly fishing, Iād buy a LOT of other rods. Maybe a couple of extra spools for my reel, maybe some specialized fly-lines, but most likely Iād spend my money first on fly-tying materials. āCause boy-oh-boy thatās a bottomless pit I can sayā¦ How many rods I couldāve bought for the money I spend on materialsā¦.. itās not even funnyā¦ but heyā¦ my hobby, I decide!
If only that tug that got me hooked sooo badly wasnāt as sweet as it wasā¦
The best fly rod for the money is a Daiwa Algonquin…the only fly rod Daiwa makes…almost don't want to say anything because they are sometimes hard to get.
One man's cheap is still another man's too expensive to even talk about. If a rod is over $100, it's not cheap.
I gave away all my cheap ones and bought an expensive Epic..forgattabouit
You have a great point about using inexpensive gears. I have many $1000+ rods and reels and no it doesn't catch me more fish. I don't think cheaper more budget friendly fly rods are misunderstood. They are cheaper for a reason. But if money wasn't an issue, why not use the best. Expensive gears do have better quality components used to build the rod and yes, in many cases it can be built for specific needs. Sometimes I think about trimming down my high end gears and using cheaper gears but I just can't. It just feels too good. You try driving a Ferrari and then sell it and drive a Chevy Cruz. No thanks.
If you were using an expensive rod, you would have hooked that big brown!š G Loomis asquith 2 is priced at $2,000!
Own a lot of rods myself. I have tried many, many expensive and cheap rods. I will say that lots of the cheap rods are very hard to cast. In my experience cheaper TFO, Orvis, and some Eagle claw are the way to go. Not saying I disagree, I agree. I tend to use my cheaper rods more because I can keep one in every vehicle and break them without crying.
yep , especially fly fishing the rod and reel are not much of a factor…mostly because strike detection is visual not feeling it through the rod..including euro nymphing techniques…. go cheap and save the money for gas for more fishing trips or better yet save up for solar and an EV for more trips and less time working paying for energy …use the energy that falls from the sky…lol sorry, but i go fishing way more often now because I don't pay for any fishing trip fuel it's all related.
You nailed it. A couple of my rods I still use from when I was 12 years old, now 60 years old. I have some of my late fatherās rods that are expensive and great to use. Iām afraid to damage them so I buy the likes of Maxcatch etc, love them. Itās not catching fish, itās all about switching off and enjoying your day fishing. The best way to overcome mental health. Going to try my Spey set up on single handed rods though. Cheers.
You're right on all that you said. I got a G loome fly rod, the rod & reed cost me $1600, and I got an every old old bamboo fly rod 3wt, and that cost me $60 i use it 99 % of the time. I love it so much
can't fish with junk, do you like working with crap tools? I enjoy loading a nice fly rod thats been made well and casting it into space.
Iām yet to buy my first fly rod, as Iām a Pike Angler, I just fancy to try for river fish on a fly in summer, I didnāt know one can spend 1000 bucks on a rod, Iām considering paying 25 quid for one, Iāve seen some big big fish landed on old tackle, every big fish caught before 1970 was caught on tackle one couldnāt give away now. put it another way, do the fish look up how much you paid for the rod?
Well said my friend!
My sunshine fish brand fly rod combo is pretty sweet. Even closed the door on a piece of the rod and I can buy a replacement section for 25. That's not bad at all.
That sf fly rid combo cost me about 80 and came with tools, cases and extra leaders.
Edge rods by Gary Loomis are fantastic and you can get them around$200 when they have sales. You might wait 4-6 months but you get an american made rod for cheap. My 6wt outperforms the helios and feels much lighter. Like he was saying, i got a 3 4 6 7 8 9 all for the price of one helios and didnt sacrifice on performance. I had a smallmouth guide try to buy my 7wt off me during a float trip because he was so impressed.
I totally agree about the line making a big difference in your casting and presentation. I have discovered something new the last few years and itās called tenkara. Dragontail Tenkara is a great company and they make rods that are very affordable to get into this new style of fly fishing. I love the simplicity of it and I still catch fish.
Good work
I've been a gigging guitarist for over 41 years. I've spent many long nights in bars/clubs… playing bottom tier guitars and amps. But I'll tell you that in terms of guitar gear, the expensive stuff just plays/sounds better. I've told many people who've asked my opinion on gear that a great tube amp can make your low-mid tier guitar sound great (assuming that your pickups aren't cheap trash). And import guitars are getting amazing. But still… American-made guitars are still better. They just are. My storage room is full of guitars (in cases). But the ones that get played are "the good stuff". For young players, there's never been a better time to be starting out and buying bying inexpensive gear. When asked, I never tell these people to break the bank and buy $3K+ guitars. But still… once you've developed your talent to the point that you can truly appreciate the finger guitars and amps… they really are next level. But for sure… the more expensive it gets, the law of dimishing returns applies. Anyways I agree with the whole "just grab an inexpensive rod and go out and learn to cast/fish!" sentiment. We live in an age where people think they can buy their way into true talent. Well you can't. I've played well over a thousand gigs. NO amount of money spent on boutique gear is gonna make up for being in the trenches that long. I can appreciate awesome gear because I've played it all, for many thousands of hours. Walking into a fly fishing store and walking out with a $2K outfit isn't gonna make you a great fly fisherman… unless you wear it out fishing day-in, day-out.
I love the mentality. I currently own a bunch of Orvis, TFO, and Echo rods. My favorites in general are my TFOs (5wt, 4wt, and 2wt). I've got a trio of Orvis Clearwaters (6wt, 4wt, and 3wt) that seem well built and sturdy. But the TFOs are lighter and more responsive. I've played around with many Orvis, Sage, Winston, and Loomis' that left me flat. But I'll tell you that the moment my hands grasped my Orvis 3wt Superfine graphite, I was absolutely hooked. It's not in the same umiverse as my Orvis Clearwater and Echo 3wt rods. I love rod sizes down to 3wt or even 2wt sizes, and my plan/goal is to eventually get Orvis Superfine rods spanning the entire spectrum, from 1wt to 5wt. I also have 4 Orvis Battenkill disc drag reels (and a click and pawl Battenkill in 1wt-2wt). I love the Battenkill throwbacks. My Lamson Liquid gathers dust. Once I've acquired the rest of the Superfine rods, my plan is to fish and forget about the gear chase. We'll see how that works out. š
I like my 5wt clearwater better than my 5wt Helios.
Expensive fly reels are the dumbest thing I've ever seen, IT'S A SPOOL the line basically already comes on a reel. Minus very little, a way to mount and turn and that's it.
Thereās always someone who comments āan expensive rod isnāt going to help you catch more fish.ā
Anyone who thinks that way is obviously delusional. Personally, I like my pricey rods because they feel amazing to cast, theyāre sexy to look at, and it makes my day of fishing far more enjoyable than fishing some piece of junk rod.
I too have had them all in over 50 years fly fishing. I still have a few of my older Sage, and other big names. But some of the cheap rods are so good now days, why pay all that money.
I mean I use a $30 eagle claw featherlight and a vintage click n pawl reel that I snagged for $15 for ALL of my small stream fishing. Itās a dang good rod for bushwhacking and chasing brookies here in WNC
Length and power are for sure real reasons to buy a rod but somehow someway ice caught the biggest fish on my cheapest rods š
Apparently fish donāt check rod pricing before biting
my grandfather back in the late 60's when i was a kid of 10 years old , taught me how to fish on a bamboo fly rod..i asked him,,why dont use one of those new fiberglass rods? he asked me this question in return.. what do the fish see.. the fly or the fly rod..i said they see the fly..he just smiled
Buy the best that you can afford, save the rest for gas money!!
Fly line is the most important part of the equation. You can take a cheap rod, put a $100 fly line on it and it will perform at a much higher level. Although, you don't need a nice rod to catch fish, I disagree with what most of you are saying. High end rods are more light weight, accurate, mend better, and in my experience, are more durable. I definitely want a high end rod for salt applications. When you've spent thousands of dollars to go on your Permit trip, you don't want to fish a cheap rod or reel, and leave anything to chance.
Glad to see you finally listened to me š
Nah … there are so many reasons to get a high end rod over cheap "budget" rods. 1. the performance, while not huge, is noticeable between the two, 2. the build quality and fit and finish are 10 times better on a high end rod, the cork on budget rods is crap and the grip will definitely show signs of degradation sooner than a high end rod and if its a TFO might even crumble in your hands after a few seasons of hard fishing. 3. Resale value is nothing for "budget" rods. 4. high end rod might break on you but it's not going to break in some funky way that a rod shouldn't break from … have seen it too many times with TFO especially but also Echo. Yeah they have this super no questions asked warranty but that doesn't help you when it buggers your trip
I just build my own rods. Sometimes I will get a bamboo rod on ebay and customize it. The same with fiberglass.
Im a pretty new fly angler, bought a bass pro outfit about 2 years ago but I only really started fishing it regularly in the last 6 months. I also am an absolute gear addict. Every hobby, I NEED the best gear, the name brand, the top tier. Why? I couldnāt tell you. Itās not really an ego thing, Iām not showing off. I donāt even fish with anybody, I fish alone. Iām the only person who knows I have the gear I have. I tell myself Iām a ābuy once, cry onceā guy. Value! Buy it right, buy for life!
Point is, videos like this are good for my wallet. Sometimes I need to be reminded things donāt need to be expensive to be GOOD. I think Iāll go pay for a casting lesson or a guided fishing day instead of buying that new reel Iāve been eyeing.