HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? (JC reprint)

I want to try to help some of you with a potential problem; how much to pay for your first fly rod. Most who buy a first fly rod look at the price. Some look for the cheapest one they can get out of the store with. Others take the advice of a clerk and spend a few bucks more than they had expected to. And then there those who buy the 'best' rod in the store.