I am looking for a new salt fly rod and reel. I visited bass pro today and was not impressed but new to the this sport of salt fly fishing. I see Sage on this site for multi hundreds of dollars and praise for the product. I just don't want to spend those kind of bucks.

I moved to the coast and played a lot of golf. I had bought a driver from Walmart for $20 and used that to drive the ball farther than most of my opponents at the club with the latest and greatest and most expensive equipment available. What is it about fly equipment that we should spend so much money? This question will probably bring on comments on my ignorants but I am old enough to take it. Lloyd