Hey Sprkplug If you can stand up, bend your arm and then move your forearm from 2 oclock to 10 oclock you are flyfishing...maybe a little oversimplified but not by much. TFO is a good product and I remember a post on the thread you're referring to about the importance of Quality line!!! Remember in fly fishing you are casting the line... the fly is just along for the ride. As far as weight if you are SURE panfish are going to be your main if not only target a 4-5 wt rod will do fine and make you grin like a gopher when you catch a nice bull BG. Also the reel is of minimal importance in your case if it will hold some line thats good enough imo. Goood Luck and have fun
Sparkplug, FFF�s advice is right on!
FFF, I have followed your interesting posts and now you have my attention on fly fishing. As an avid fly fisherman I�ve felt somewhat abandoned at times with mostly conventional gear fishermen - many thanks for your post.
Your advice is right on � what you are saying is you need more that one fly rod and many quality lines to fall into the money pit, but for panfish and small bass your advice is right on!!!
As you know, if you have big bass you have to go to heavy tackle to horse the hogs from heavy cover. If you have HSB they will put you onto the backing in a heart beat and they will fight �til they die unless landed quickly and released.
For mostly panfish I agree with you 4-5 recommendation but for pond starter rig I would go with a 5-6.
FWIW, I have a couple of spin rigs, 6-8 bait cating rods and 12-15 fly rigs from 4wt, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12wts and several of each � I�m a fly rod junkie.
You are right on about TFO � they are good folks with affordable high quality equipment with a lifetime no-fault guarantee to boot.
Welcome on board!!!!
George Glazener
