I would have to agree with all of you. The man that got me into fly fishing is actually old enough to be my dad(his son is only 3 years younger than me and his daughter is 1 year older than me) and the only thing I had was a rod. He was nice enough to give me an old reel that he had and some fly line and leaders, flys, everything that I needed to get started. I kinda feel a responsibility to pass that kindness on to someone else when I can.