When all is said and done, any object is worth exactly what someone is willing to give you for it. If someone is willing to pay $800 for a fly rod, then it's worth $800.
So, Pete (or should I start calling you Dad?), when's the spring runoff over out your way? Should I bring my own pillow and blanket for the couch or do you have extras?
Your newly adopted fishing bum son.
Jeff (from Kentucky soon to be from Colorado)