Is this $30 Walmart fly rod as good as a $200+ rod?
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2022
- On a recent trip to Colorado, I picked up a $30 Walmart fly rod to pair with my Orvis fly reel. I intended to fly fish for 5 days on a road trip back to my home in Oregon. I had left my fly rods at home, and I intended to pick up an inexpensive used rod from Craigslist. The used rods were too expensive, so I took a chance with the inexpensive Walmart rod.
I fished headwater streams, rivers, and alpine lakes. How does this rod compare to my $200 Fenwick or my $400 Sage rods? Watch this video and I will compare the rods.
Thanks for taking the time to show my wife and I how floss for reds in the Kenia river last weekend, really appreciate you taking time out to do that.
Why does everyone who does YT videos and purchases stuff from Walmart, think that just because they bought it at Walmart it's a Walmart brand (ie...Outdoor Products, Cortland, etc). Cortland is a respected name.
Did you say Cortland? Sold at Walmart…. ? If so, that’s a steal. I own a Sage and two old Cortland’s I bought in the 80’s that still do the job. I believe I paid around $200 each at that time.
My go to rod is a Cortland I bought in about 1983. I only have three rods and never saw a reason to buy another. I do have a collectable, (as it has increased in value) Powell boron 4 piece, I bought in 1981.
Great review Sir, and all the reasons you like it make so much sense. When I vacation in Cape Cod visiting family there are many lakes and ponds that hold trout and with my suitcase and a box of flies the Walmart rod would be just fine. Great video and thank you. It’s still a deal a year after you posted this video, even at Walmart.
Had this happen to me...youngster comes in to fish with a well used bait casters & some kind of lure & in no time he hooks a Rainbow Trout, I'd say 4 to 5 lbs. go figure,. Myself 0 Trout with quite a bit of what I call now...fly fishing attack Gear...lol.
skill usually out weighs price!
I bought a cheap fly rod,kind of heavy,not balanced,after I handled some 80 to 100 dollar fly rods they seemed to kind of float in my hand mine was 50 dollars and not balanced.
Do you have a rod that breaks down to a small enough size to take on your T7 camping?
I can take this 4 piece on my T7. I sometimes carry a 5 piece spinning rod too. Very compact.
Daiwa has some affordable fly rods and reels
You have no idea how BASED this video is... equipment cost waaaay tooooooo muuuuuuch.... that $30 rod and or reel for less than a $100 will work just as good as any $5,000 setup... people are delusional when it comes to equipment.
Umm no I agree that you don't need the most expensive and vest but I can assure you a 30 dollar vs even 250 dollar will be much diffeent