ENTER THE DARK SIDE - Readers Cast (Ron Tidd) - October 5, 2009

[EdD]

Wait until you start sticking up fish porn and fly porn in your cubicle/office. That step probably follows the fly fishing comic(s) but before the "My other car is a kayak/canoe/pontoon boat/flot tube" bumber sticker.

When you here somebody say, "Get the lead out", and you can't but think that you tie/tye with with lead-free wire, you will know that you have joined us. (Or just start hanging out at Fish-Ins.)

Ed

P.S. Just pop in a copy of "Welcome to the Machine" by Pink Floyd when next you visit your fly-tying area.

[JeffHamm]

Congratulations Ron! I think you're going to find the dark can be a lot of fun!

- Jeff

[branhap]

Hey Ron,

From one newbie to the world of fly fishing to another... Go with either a Cabela's or BPS combo to get u started. Much better quality compared to the SA Wally World setups. I know, cuz I have both. I got a SA for my wife. Not even close in quality.

Good luck on your endeavor.

Paul

[EdD]

Ron, I'm sorry about muddying the waters, but I've got combos from BPS, Cabelas, and the SA Wally World Special. I have NO problem with my Wally World special and I am pleased with it. No, it isn't a Gatti. None of those combos are. But you can buy several combos the price of a Gatti rod and have change let over.

Paul, I'm not trying to be rude. I suppose that these are just different opinions of the rods.

Ed

[branhap]

No offense taken Ed. Just tryin to help out.

To be fair... I like the Trout SA rod since it is a 4 piece. It handles great. the Fly line seems top notch. I had issues with the leader. Almost like it got baked in the sun, cuz it was breaking with less than a half lb of pressure. So I ended up replacing that almost immediately. Lastly, I wasn't fond of the plastic reel.

If you buy the SA you won't be disappointed, I just think the BPS or Cabelas Combos are better, in part because it seems to have a higher quality reel. Then again, I mostly use my reel for storage as I haven't hooked into a giant yet! Heh