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free late night advice is like a free late night girl you pickup at the bar... you are almost guaranteed to catch something you will keep around for a lifetime!cheap flyrods are like cheap attorneys... usally get the job done... but its a lot harder and never pretty...
scott A4 flyrod
lampson konic reel
scientific angler mastery series flyline... all made for fishermen, by fishermen-
I have the ambush line and love it, my favorite line for sure but would not have wanted to first learn to haul or double haul with it.. learning roll cast would be easy but I would want to to use a standard DT to learn the basics and proper mechanics of rod loading and tight loopsI'd disagree with the double taper fly line. I'd be more inclined to go with a weight forward line, like the Rio Grand or, even better, the Royal Wulff Ambush. The head of the Ambush line is only 20' long so you don't have to cast far to get the entire head past the rod tip. That will help load the rod quicker and give you a better sense of what the loaded rod feels like. The triple taper of the line is supposed to roll the line out and give a soft presentation. The Rio Grand has a 40' head with the same weight as the Ambush. My 8YO nephew has the Rio Grand and he throws it really well, despite being a newby.
Ya I take that back a bit.. I would have been fine learning on a WF like Rio gold that is a bit longer head and smoother casting .. I have that line as well.. I just think the aggressive ambush short scandi-style head wouldn't be the easiest to learn 60-80 foot over head casts without frustration but just my opinion. I was trying to keep my advice simple but as you can see opinions can make these things complicated quick... I just keep trying to to back to how I learned and what I liked and didn't like.
rio gold is a damn good fly line.i can roll cast a size 8 mega prince with a #12 possie and a thingamabobber a mile with that stuff.Ya I take that back a bit.. I would have been fine learning on a WF like Rio gold that is a bit longer head and smoother casting .. I have that line as well.. I just think the aggressive ambush short scandi-style head wouldn't be the easiest to learn 60-80 foot over head casts without frustration but just my opinion. I was trying to keep my advice simple but as you can see opinions can make these things complicated quick... I just keep trying to to back to how I learned and what I liked and didn't like.
Just brought home a new Echo Carbon 4wt today with a matching 4/5 Ion reel. Woot! It is just plain sexy.