Best beginners rod for fly fishing?

Question

more and more guys in Scotland are trying the new sport of fly-fishing for CARP during the closed season. CARP here average only 30 lbs so any ideas folks? TIGHT LINES, Jim.

Answer 1

An eight or a nine weight fly rod is ideal for carp, but depending if your using deep water heavy flies you may want to use a 10wt, a tip action rod is a great rod as they have plenty of power for throwing out huge flies and yet they also have lots power in the blanks for the fight with the fish too.

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Scroll down to the pike rods, the next thing you need is a fly line and reel, fly reel, a simple large arbor will work fine, with lots of backing to deal with those larger fish. The second reel is a good one to choose

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The fly line is the most important bit of your kit, so try the grxi fly lines they are good quality and will last a long time

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A floating line is all you should need to start off with.

You need artificial flies, check out the selection of new carp flies in most tackle shops, they are tied with deer hair which carp seem to like, a floating line is all you need, the flies will do the rest.

Answer 2

i've tried fly rods and personally don't like them. it's a lot of extra work that doesn't make a big difference.  you dont see any pros out there flyfishing(no offense to u flyfisherman) but a normal rod and reel work just fine...it's the bait you need to worry about. i don't fish for carp specifically but i have caught a citation carp from VA and i caught it on a bottom rig with clam snouts( catfishing). i have also gotten plenty of carp bites off of a regular tube artificial bait sitting on the bottom. as a matter of fact last weekend i went in a small river (rappahannock above tidal)  and was swimming with 20-30 pound carp in schools and fishing for smallmouth bass and they kept taking the lure when i let it sit on the bottom.  i always say experience evertything you can at least once, but i have and fly fishing is not for me. Good Luck and Happy Fishing!

Answer 3

Personally, I think a Sage Discovery Series is a decent combo for a novice fly-fisherman, (To be honest, I'm not sure if they even sell those combo's any more!). Esp if you don't know if you are going to like the sport.......

This question really depends on your budget....

Whatever brand (expensive or inexpensive) , in my opinion, a "fast action" rod will be your best bet in most instances. Fast action rods are easier to cast because you can get a "tighter loop".

I'm going to "star" your question. FishSteelhead, Pheasant Tail, AIRFLO are the Fly-fishing gurus.

Good fishing!

PS- For a 30+ LB Carp you would want an 8/9 weight, AT LEAST!

Answer 4

Choosing your first fly rod and reel is very important. You need to have a balanced fly-fishing outfit that will match the type and size of your fish. For example, the fly rod and line need to be the same weight, a #5 weight fly rod and a #5 weight fly line. The weight and length of the fly rod will be printed on the rod just above the handle, it might read: 9’-5 weight or 108-5 (108 inches for a 5 weight). The weight of the line will be on the fly line box, a 5-weight could be shown as: WF-5-F, which would be a (Weight Forward), (#5 weight), (Floating fly line). The weight numbers of the fly rod and fly line will go up or down depending on the type and size of flies, fish, and types of waters that youll be fishin in.

Answer 5

You'll need a good, solid 9 wt rod and a large arbor reel that holds ALOT of backing.

Without breaking the bank, the Redington Redfly 2 for $99 is a good bet. The Orvis Battenkill LA 5 is a very good reel

that won't break the bank ($239) or you can go with a Cabela's XSS for $135. The reel will cost more than the rod,

but for taming large fish you will need a reel with a good drag that holds lots of backing, since carp make long, blistering runs.