Wild water 7FT 3/4 WT fly rod

 Hi, today I'm, going to talk about a beginner's combo, that in my opinion is the best bang for your buck on the fly fishing industry, it's the:

 

 This package comes with a great rod that includes lifetime warranty, a functional reel that will surely last you for a couple seasons before you need to upgrade, wt forward floating fly line with backing and 2 leaders which one is already attached, a good quality box with 9 flies that you will surely use on any stream anywhere in the globe, and if that wasn't enough you get a quality rod case with rod sock.
 -The rod:
It's a slow action, mid flex IM6 graphite, short terms easier to learn how to cast, and even the experienced caster will enjoy this rod the same way, and with a lifetime warranty there is no doubts that this is a wonderful deal.
-The reel:
In my opinion the reel it's not the best in the market, but don't get me wrong it isn't the worst either, on another note the reel is solid, decent drag and large harbor will get you a good capacity of line without the small coils.
-The line:
This line will definitely cast clean and with easy loading of the rod, it isn't a Rio Gold Fly Linebut mine lasted for 2 seasons already and still looking pretty good.
 -Backing:
Not much to say here, it's only an extension to your length of fly line.
 -Leaders:
The leaders are good leaders but I would advice to cut the one attached and attach one of these Braided Loops to the end of you fly line, it will make you life easier when the need for a leader change comes.
 -Fly box:
It is a very good quality box, I still use mine and being waterproof when I take a dip into the river water won't get inside the box and rust all my flies.
 -Flies:
Again not much to say, the Adams Parachute is the most used fly and best all round fly for any mayfly hatch, just match the size of you fly to the real bugs on your area,the Hare's Ear Nymph is a suggestive pattern that can imitate anything from a mayfly to a stonefly, just again match the size to the real bugs on your waters, and last the Black Ant Fly is an extremely effective fly on the summer months, especially on days with a little breeze.
 -Rod case and sock:
For me it's an essential, when you have your rod on the trunk of the car all the time and get to a river that is 2 hours away from your house there is nothing worst than notice you broke the tip of your rod, not a big problem here because you have lifetime warranty right? Wrong, you just drove for 2 hour to enjoy some fishing and now you have to drive back 2 hours without even make a cast.Make sure you use this sock and case, they will protect you rod and reel for an amazing day at the water.

Here is a photo of this rod in action

and a little video(sorry for the quality but we forgot the camera at home so it was filmed on a phone):

Hope I could help you choose a decent fly rod, good luck on the water!

Rui Machado

Beginner fly fisherman

 Has the title shows this post is dedicated to the beginner fly fisherman, yes you, that if you're like me looks up everything 3 or 4 times before pulling the trigger.

 I didn't grow up on a place where fly fishing is a thing, always had the interest in trying it, but nobody to teach me or even a place to get all the gear needed.

 Everything started watching movies showing the beauty of fly casting and the beautiful places where trout exist, it created a necessity inside me to learn more and pursuit the art of fly fishing, but like before I was living in the island of Terceira in the Azores, access to this kind of gear wouldn't happen while I was living there.

 Everything changed when I moved to Massachusetts, fly shop close to me and big outdoor stores had the gear that I always dreamed but wouldn't be able to get before.

 I had just moved to another country, starting to build a new life, no friends and no family and fishing was on the bottom of the list of things to do first, but after some months I was able to get a cheap spinning rod from wally world and pursuit some bass with one lure that was on sale for a dollar at the same store, I will never forget that lure, it was a Rebel Teeny Wee Crawfish on ditch brown, I caugth so many different species on that lure, it was a great introduction to fishing on a new place.

 One and half year goes by and I'm already comfortable fishing any body of water for bass, panfish and carp, from a kayak and from the bank, I explored so many new places and got to know people on the water that where always nice and with new tips and new places to refer me to try out someday

 One day I was looking into learning how to catch trout and drove by a stream on my way to fish for carp and see someone with their waders on and going into this stretch, intrigued and always wanting to learn I parked my trusty 95 corolla on a dirt parking lot and follow this person into the stream. 

 I introduced myself on my bad English and asked for some tips and what to look for to start in the sport, this lady was nice enough to sit with me for a couple of minutes and show me some flies and give me some advice on what rod to look for.

 That Sunday night I couldn't sleep while I was browsing for the gear I needed to start slinging a fly in the air, and this is what I ended up with: Martin Fly Fishing rod and reel with Line 5/6wt
Frogg Toggs Waders
and this Fly box with 60 flies.
 It wasn't the best but enough to start on this sport that everyone thinks it is a "rich people" hobby, it can be really expensive yes, but you can make it to your budget, casting on a cheap beginner's rod will not feel the same has a Winston rod, but the fish don't care how expensive your rod is, they will bite on the fly that you put on the right place the same way.

 With all this said get out there with what you can afford and don't be scared of the people on the river, ask them, everyone is out there to enjoy and most people that I've meet on the river, will jump right in to help a newcomer.

Rui Machado