Rob, a thought would be to talk to your buddies and see who else has possibly been considering purchasing a rod of that size, and maybe buy it in 'partnership'. A few years ago a fishing buddy of mine and I entered into such a relationship: he bought the 12 weight rod, I bought the reel and lines. He borrowed the reel when he would go on a trip, and I would in turn borrow the rod. Over the years, he has acquired a 12-weight size reel (the same model as mine), and the line(s) to go along with it, so he now takes mine as a 'back-up' reel. This year I will be acquiring a my own 12 wt.
So, here's an option for you to ease the sting of the Big Purchase. Richard Embry P.S. Buy a rod and reel with the lifetime warranty, just in case. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Blomquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 12:17 AM Subject: Buying a big rod? What's the use, in the PNW? > I am considering buying a 10 or 11 weight setup, not in the near future, but > probably in the next 6 months or so. > > The reason is that I have been invited to try fly fishing in the San Diego > area with my wife's family, they are gear heads, but are fly fishing > positive, and want to take me out to meet some of their buddies: dorado and > yellowfin tuna to talk about the small ones. > > I have found out that a 10 or 11 is about the lightest that the natives think > ought to be used in the offshore of SD. > > My question is whether this rod would be useful up here, as I have not heard > of using rods this big in the PNW. > > Rob > -- > Rob Blomquist > Kirkland, WA > >
