I know you are all tired of hearing about my 45 years of selling fishing tackle in Sacramento but it does give me some insights that are worth discussing.
I can't tell you how sad it is to have people new to the sport come in with a fly rod and fly reel they bought at some sporting goods store or big chain store. Most of the time this tackle is not very good and actually can even be more than we could have properly outfitted them with.
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We have brand name fly rods starting at $79
We have brand name fly reels that start at $39.
We have good fly lines starting at $29.
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We also have a new rod and reel kit by Redington that is a nice 9' #5 line 4 piece fly rod with a good reel and fly line, plus a rod & reel case for $139.00
This is the best value we have seen out there from anyone.
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I think people either are getting very bad advise or they have very bad judgment because the tackle they find out there is pure junk.
Sure, you veteran fly fishers could go all around to all the box store or on the internet and put something together that will work but these new folks are clueless.
I do know that some fly shops have the reputation of trying to sell everyone a Winston rod with an Abel reel but that is not our MO here at Kiene's.
I can guarantee you that most new comers would have better spent their money if they came to us and got professional advise first.
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