Quote Originally Posted by CM_Stewart View Post
...have to buy lots of very expensive equipment and definitely have to take casting lessons. ....

... and this comment from Chris reminds me of an exchange I witnessed in a local fly shop last spring. A potential newcomer was asking the owner of the shop how to get started in fly fishing.

The owner, in the course of the conversation, mentioned spending around $1500 on equipment and lessons in the first year, a lot of it up front. I just shook my head when I head that comment.

John

P.S. I guess I should mention that the owner of the shop was in the process of selling off his inventory as he was going out of business. Now why on earth did he have to go and do that ??