Thread: New fly fisher - reel advice

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

welcome to the house of pain ( wallet that is ) that is fly fishing-- reel just holds line -- you do not need a good drag your palm of hand will do that - do get good quality line - if you get serious you may need several set ups depending on river lake etc the house of pain in the quest for the trout

I mainly fish the middle reaches of the Wairau in Marlborough as it is 1km from my doorstep - it seems to be a pretty mixed river as far as lots of open braided areas but also nice sneaky side creeks that are slow and shallow with nice pools - I see a lot of fish and have mixed results with spinning and have been close to getting some fish to take my flies in the slower side creeks. Just looking to up my game a bit. I’m really close to some pretty amazing rivers - pelorus, branch, leatham, rai, goulter and Nelson lakes areas so just wanting to get a set up that kind of covers my bases. Still trying to get my head around what all the numbers mean weight wise for all the lines, rods, reels etc like I said I’m pretty new to it all. I’d rather not have too many setups due to the wallet pain - the wife is already wondering why I have to keep spending money on lures I’ve already bought - doesn’t quite get why I keep losing them. But the kids are starting to show an interest so I’d rather get a bit better before I start showing them how not to catch fish


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