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Posting this in "Sound Off" carries an implication that I'm "very" concerned" . Well, I'm not. It's just curiosity as to a thought process. Why?, if probably 4 rods/reels cover almost all possible fishing situations, do you have 10,15 or 20 or even more ? Is it a "collectors" mentality ? Is it a " I' have more than you" mindset? Is it I have a "Sage,Tomas, Kusse etc. oneupmanship kinda thing? Is this an investment with potential profit?. Or, are all the rods actually used ?Or is it unexplainable?
My curiosity stems from the disparity of posts stating " I bought a rod,a Sage, a Pflueger etc." as opposed "I caught a fish" where the emphasis is on the "stuff" instead of the act.
Mark
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ok
that was just a rant
no bearing on the question posed
removed, by me, before being smacked
I'm better now
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Marco,
I caught a fish the other day, a nice bow on my Bill Taylor 5wt bamboo with a furled leader. He fought nicely but no aerial displays. I netted him with an Orvis net and took a photo with a Nikon camera. He took an IPW with 2 microweights about 4 inches above the fly. I have given him several days rest and will go back today and try to catch him again but this time with my Sage SP 3wt with a CFO reel. Then in a couple days I will go back with my Winston Boron IIX 6wt rod and see if I can catch him again. Then again a few days later with my 4wt bamboo. Wouldn't it be neat to catch that same bow on all those different rods. I would consider my TFO 8wt or Winston 9wt, but they are a little overkill don't you think.
;)
Dot
But seriously, my collection goes from 3wt to 9wt, 2 piece to 5 piece rods, high end and mid-range and they all have their slot and get used during a season, some more than others. I actually am glad to have enough rods that I can give one away when the need arises, just like last week when a friend's house burnt down and all his gear went up in flames. I happened to have 3 5wts so I sent one to him.
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I have a bunch of rods, nothing that's going to impress anyone, but I like them
I even got two "new" ones this year.
The 45 year young glass rod I was using yesterday casts like a champ. I fooled a few trout and I had alot of fun using it.
Later today I'll take the other new rod out for it's baptisim.
It's a 10' 8wt IM6 that I bought for just fishing in high surf. I can't wait to try it out.
I think this $20 rod that proudly says Made In Chinawill become this year's favorite :lol:
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Sometimes what is a hobby to one person may be a way of life to another. When a man or a women spends their entire adult life following their dream, lets say it is fly fishing, they will most like endeavor to better themselves with their avocaton wether it be with equipment enhancements or going where the action is, lets say the AuSable in Michigan for instance. I love fly fishing but I love ham radio a little bit more. I have over the years added to my equipment collecton, gone on what we call DX-Peditions to far away places to operate and in a nutshell "live the hobby". I am sure the same can be said of Basket weaving or Deep Sea diving. My take is, let it be...I consider anyone who "liives their hobby" weather it be by having all the neat things that go with it, to be fortunate indeed. Maybe thats why we ham radio operators call the Radio Equipment store the "Candy Store". Been to your candy store lately?
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I have at least 18 in my garage and a Edwards "Quade" and Staddard "Never Break" bamboo in the den. I teach fly fishing to children and it seam every one has a rod their not using any more. BILL
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What Jonezee said. Very well put. I would only pose one further question. Would you want to do all your fishing with a six weight rod? It would probably surfice for 90% of your fishing, actually 100% if you omit heavy saltwater. 8T :D
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Fly fishing is as any endeavor that we humans undertake. That is, in time we tend to take pride in the equipment we use, almost as much as the endeavor itself. Golfers take pride in their clubs. Hunters - especially bird hunters - take pride in their guns. Cavemen took pride in their spears I bet. We all tend to own more that we use. It's so we can sit in front of the fire in winter and dream about things past and things future. The sight and touch of quality - or at least the best quality we can obtain - helps to move those thoughts through our minds. There is nothing wrong with owning quality equipment and taking pride in it. There is nothing wrong with owning more equipment that you will use. There is an old sportsmans rule, "you can't own too many guns." Same applies to everything else. Who just ties enough flies to fish with. We all have fly boxes full of flies that we just look at and will never use. Go for as much and the best you can reasonable obtain. It is part of the experience.
That's my opinion. And you all have figured out by now, I always have an opinion.
Bobinmich
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Maybe a more interesting way to ask this question is, how much of my enjoyment of fishing comes from the actuall fishing, and how much of it comes from the accumulation of the tools of fishing. The same can be said about fly tying or even casting. While all of us have a passion for a sport we call fly-fishing, what we enjoy about it, or at least what we most enjoy about it, is different for every one of us. I don't think that there is anything wrong with that, indeed I don't know how it could be any other way.
I am probably more like Marco, I derive less pleasure from the purchase, care and admiring of the tools than I do of the actual fishing. That is until its 6 am. on a snowy winter morning and I am drinking coffee and reading FAOL and looking at the newest toys at Hook & Hackle or on the for sale board.
What a wonderful sport we share that it has so many ways to nurture and care for us, and all we have to do is give it our time, some portion of our money, and a bit of affection.
better stop before I get mushy
Ed 8)
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Marco, in my case i guess it's more a case of an obsesssion and possibly "unexplainable".
There is absolutely no rational reason for me to own as many rods as i do. I get to fish about 12 to 20 days per year.
I could use a different rod every time i went if i cared to. :shock: I guess there are two semi explanations for my collection.
1) I can't pass up a "good deal" and often don't.
2) I hope to someday have the time to fish enough to use them all and then maybe pare down to what i need. (doubtful)
I do think some redundancy is a good idea on trips far enough away from home that a trip would be ruined should a break occur. Other than that i guess it's a hobby
and an obsession that isn't harming anyone. (i've had the other kind too).
P.S. My wife wonders why i ever tie flies any more. "you've already got thousands , don't they work?" :lol:
Rich