Originally Posted by
flyguy66
The point is hype and marketing vs. skill and personal preference. A fella can spend all he wants on a fly rod, but if he can't make an accurate curve cast or a reach cast and maintain a drag-free drift, he's going to have to pass up a lot of fish. But a kid who learns to do those things with a $40 combo from Wal-Mart will fish circles around him.
There are just more folks in our society today who would rather look like they have stuff than who would rather actually be able to do stuff.