Mark, here in England, coarse fishing (a bit like you bait fishing) is bigger than fly fishing. To buy a 20 foot pole rod you would be looking at up to �5,000 which equates to about $8,000 US
Chris > > At 10:49 PM 4/28/2004, Wes Wada wrote: > >from a thread on the Westfly.com Oregon board titled: > >"How did we get such a bad rep?" > >which is discussing why some bait and gear fishers think flyfishers are snobs. > > > >-----------excerpt from the posting-------------- > > > >Just a quick browse through the Cabela's catalog: > > > >Sage SLT rod - $535 > >Sage 3000 reel - $320 > >Line and backing - $60 > > > >So $915 in your hand but a lot of opportunity to spend more. > > > >Simms GORE-TEX waders - $200 > >Simms Guide Boot - $140 > >Simms Guide Vest - $150 > >T3 Tilley hat - $55 > >Action Optics Glasses - $150 > >A net gets you over $700 and we have not put anything in the vest yet. > > > >I'll use myself as an example here: > > > >-3 fly boxes - mine are the $8 foam kind but lets go with the C&F > >Waterproof fly box - 3x40 = $120 > >-conservative guess - 100 flies per box - about $400 if you buy them from > >Cabela's closer to $600 in your local shop > >-waterproof disposable camera but lets go with a nice little digital at $200 > >-GPS unit (just cause) $150 > >-leaders, floatant, ... - $50 > > > >Grand total of $2570 > > > >Yes, you can do it for a lot less and most of us do (I just bought a > >Cabela's stowaway rod/reel/line combo for $120 for instance) but a lot of > >guys spend much more that the $2570 outlined above. > > > >To the guy on the bank with a bucket of worms and a zebco the guy above is > >a snob. > > > >-------comments?---------- > >
