Fly fishing gear can be rather expensive, but there are many places that will rent the gear that you will need, and there are also many different websites that offer used gear.
The first thing that you will need to either buy or rent would be a fly rod. Choosing the right rod is crucial if you are going to take up the fly fishing hobby. While there are many discount retailers of fly gear, these places may not have the best quality rods or reels. When choosing a rod, you should be prepared to spend between $150 to $225 on a fly rod, a minimum of $100 on a fly reel, and $60 on good quality fishing line. There are also combination packages that come with the basics in order to save a bit of money.
When choosing line to add to your gear, you should match the fly line to your fly rod and reel. For example, if you purchased a 5 wt rod, then you should choose a 5 wt fly line.
Another item that should be added to your fly fishing gear would be a fishing vest. A vest is optional but should be considered because it can make your fishing experience much more pleasant since you do not have to keep running back and forth to a tackle box to get what you may need. It is best to get a 20-25 pocket vest.
If you would rather not wear a vest, you could choose a chest pack or a fanny pack to add to your fly gear. The fanny pack will give you more freedom to move and can hold about as much as a vest.
An addition to the chest or fanny pack would be a neck lanyard. The lanyard can be used to carry sun screen, bug repellent, forceps, tippet spools, etc. which helps you to easily reach one of these items.
Adding a fly box to your fly gear is also important. Fly boxes are used to hold your flies (the lures used in fly fishing). If you are going to be catching and releasing the fish that you catch when fishing, you will need to add a landing net to your gear.
Another item to add to your gear would be a magnetic net release, which is used to hold your net until you need to use it. A leader is another item that should be added to your fly gear. A leader is what separates the fly from the fly line so that when your line hit's the water there will not be too much of a noise that may scare away the fish. Adding a pair of clippers to your gear is also useful. The clippers will help with any knots that may occur on your fly line.
Finally, you will want to add a pair of sunglasses to your gear. The best color of lenses for the sunglasses would be amber or copper, since these colors make it easier to see the fish in the water.
Now, as you can see, there is quite a bit of fly fishing gear that you will need if you decide to take up the hobby of fly fishing. A wise choice before buying all of the gear that is listed, would be to go with a friend who fly fishes, or look in to going on a guided fly fishing trip, where all of the gear needed will be provided. In doing so, you will learn if you really like this hobby and you will not have wasted money on fly fishing gear for nothing.
The first thing that you will need to either buy or rent would be a fly rod. Choosing the right rod is crucial if you are going to take up the fly fishing hobby. While there are many discount retailers of fly gear, these places may not have the best quality rods or reels. When choosing a rod, you should be prepared to spend between $150 to $225 on a fly rod, a minimum of $100 on a fly reel, and $60 on good quality fishing line. There are also combination packages that come with the basics in order to save a bit of money.
When choosing line to add to your gear, you should match the fly line to your fly rod and reel. For example, if you purchased a 5 wt rod, then you should choose a 5 wt fly line.
Another item that should be added to your fly fishing gear would be a fishing vest. A vest is optional but should be considered because it can make your fishing experience much more pleasant since you do not have to keep running back and forth to a tackle box to get what you may need. It is best to get a 20-25 pocket vest.
If you would rather not wear a vest, you could choose a chest pack or a fanny pack to add to your fly gear. The fanny pack will give you more freedom to move and can hold about as much as a vest.
An addition to the chest or fanny pack would be a neck lanyard. The lanyard can be used to carry sun screen, bug repellent, forceps, tippet spools, etc. which helps you to easily reach one of these items.
Adding a fly box to your fly gear is also important. Fly boxes are used to hold your flies (the lures used in fly fishing). If you are going to be catching and releasing the fish that you catch when fishing, you will need to add a landing net to your gear.
Another item to add to your gear would be a magnetic net release, which is used to hold your net until you need to use it. A leader is another item that should be added to your fly gear. A leader is what separates the fly from the fly line so that when your line hit's the water there will not be too much of a noise that may scare away the fish. Adding a pair of clippers to your gear is also useful. The clippers will help with any knots that may occur on your fly line.
Finally, you will want to add a pair of sunglasses to your gear. The best color of lenses for the sunglasses would be amber or copper, since these colors make it easier to see the fish in the water.
Now, as you can see, there is quite a bit of fly fishing gear that you will need if you decide to take up the hobby of fly fishing. A wise choice before buying all of the gear that is listed, would be to go with a friend who fly fishes, or look in to going on a guided fly fishing trip, where all of the gear needed will be provided. In doing so, you will learn if you really like this hobby and you will not have wasted money on fly fishing gear for nothing.
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