Originally Posted by
"J Castwell":a0daf
I amazed the folks at the Michigan 'Fish-In' with an opening casting demonstration, trick casting and distance (the whole line plus some backing). Then gave the whole thing (rod, reel, line, backing and leader) away to a person who only had one old rod. The combo I gave away sells for less than $60.00! The whole combo. So, who are these 'elitists' who are blowing big bucks on all that high priced gear? Like rods for $50.00! And reels that sell for nearly that much! Why pay more than $12.00 for a fly line, they will catch fish just as well and the fish can't tell how much you blew on all that fancy gear. These guys and their high priced goodies ($100.00 combo's) look down on the average Joe and his cheap rods. Snobbism I call it.