Yes the Scientific Anglers kits are a very good value. They come with an excellent instructional DVD also. You can find them from around $80 to $100. The Cortland Pre-Loaded and Ready to Fish combos are good to at around $85 to $120. Also the Redington Crosswater outfits which are in the $120 to $140 range. All three of these come with decent fly lines, which is important as low quality line and adversely affect performance. I have several dozen fly rods, including many that cost much more than the rods in these combos, but I would sill be happy with fishing any of those three combos if someone handed me one tomorrow.