01-08-2013, 11:48 PM
Jason,
Welcome to the site.
If you look on the second link you posted you will see several links on how to select a fly rod and reel. Looks to be good basic information.
What you get really depends on what you are fishing for. In your case you say small mouth bass. Im guessing that small mouth are not the only fish in the waters you will fish so you want a rod that will handle anything that may come along.
At the least Id say a 9 foot 5/6 wt to start with. I think the 7/8 you posted in the first link might be too heavy.
A lot of these combos do a good job of matching a rod to a reel but where they can lack is a good line. The general consensus is next to the rod the line is the most important part of your set up.
Several of the folks on this forum can give you better detail on what line to use. I generally rely on FG for advice on that and she has not failed me.
If you live near a bass pro go there and ask the people in the shop what works in the areas that you will be fishing. They are probably one of the best sources of information for a start.
Next would be to check and see if the local fly shops pros can give any advice. They are usually one of the best sources of up to date information and what is and is not working in the way of flies.
Lastly but certainly not least check to see if there are any fly clubs in your area. These are the guys in the know and can give you invaluable advice on most anything you have a question on. In particular a lot of them offer free or low cost casting classes and often have group trips to area waters where you can get a lot of help on casting, reading the water, reading the aquatics in the water etc...
Hope this helps.
MacFly
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Welcome to the site.
If you look on the second link you posted you will see several links on how to select a fly rod and reel. Looks to be good basic information.
What you get really depends on what you are fishing for. In your case you say small mouth bass. Im guessing that small mouth are not the only fish in the waters you will fish so you want a rod that will handle anything that may come along.
At the least Id say a 9 foot 5/6 wt to start with. I think the 7/8 you posted in the first link might be too heavy.
A lot of these combos do a good job of matching a rod to a reel but where they can lack is a good line. The general consensus is next to the rod the line is the most important part of your set up.
Several of the folks on this forum can give you better detail on what line to use. I generally rely on FG for advice on that and she has not failed me.
If you live near a bass pro go there and ask the people in the shop what works in the areas that you will be fishing. They are probably one of the best sources of information for a start.
Next would be to check and see if the local fly shops pros can give any advice. They are usually one of the best sources of up to date information and what is and is not working in the way of flies.
Lastly but certainly not least check to see if there are any fly clubs in your area. These are the guys in the know and can give you invaluable advice on most anything you have a question on. In particular a lot of them offer free or low cost casting classes and often have group trips to area waters where you can get a lot of help on casting, reading the water, reading the aquatics in the water etc...
Hope this helps.
MacFly
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