HI Another good place to shop for a high dollar rod is a pawn shop. I bought my Sage RPL 5# in a Second Hand shop for $150 and it appeared like it hadnt been used. Dean --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 3/2/02 11:10:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > > << situations in life where I said... You know I > just don't notice a $600 > > difference. I feel the same about Vices. I could > have spent $600 on a vice > > too but for what I do my flies don't come close to > looking $500 different > > nor could I tie $500 more flies in a given amount of > time. Any comments on > > this thread? >> > > I've never been able to spend $600 on a single rod > myself either (although as > most hobbies go, even $600 is not all that > expensive). Both of the Powell > Rods I have list retail for $600 but I got them much > cheaper by being in the > right place at the right time. Ditto for the Legend > Ultra, but its regular > price is only $275. To answer your question, I am > sure a good fisherman > could fish and cast with a typical $75.00 rod > without any difficulty. But > like any hobby there are other considerations... the > little details like how > the rod loads, reponsivness while fishing, and > finally, pride of ownership. > The Powell, for example, is a beautiful rod with > wonderful nickel reel > fittings and a rare wood reel seat. The way I look > at it, my fly rod is the > tool right at the heart of fly fishing, and I just > want to I have a fly rod > that both performs well and that I can be proud to > own. I suspect it is > similar feelings among other fly fishers that drives > the industry.
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