True cost of Fly Fishing ??

[Becker_11]

Hi Guys,

my question is I have seen a nice 6# combo (rod/reel) for approx $385 but as we all know from bream spinning the cost doesn't stop there so could some of the more experienced guys write a bit of a list of whats required with some rough prices

Just to give us an indication as I said in the subject line of the "True cost of fly fishing" :)

Cheers
Nathaniel

[peter bear]

becker depends on what the brand of rod and reel as per bream fishing;price in the clouds or dirt prices.
what is the combo you are looking at.
peter.

[Becker_11]

Heres the info

Redington Crosswater Fly Reel 4/5/6 $84.95
Lefty Kreh's Signature Professional Series Six Weight Rod $309

Cheers
Nathaniel

[Zonker]

Hey Natahaniel
You've almost answered the question yourself. You have a rod and reel in mind. Now you need a fly line - weight forward floater or intermediate ($60-120), plus backing to go on the reel. You won't fit a heap of backing on a 4-5-6 reel with a 6wt line - maybe 50-75 metres for bream type fishing. Unlikely to see much of it anyway. Maybe another 30 bucks. Then some mono leader material and flies and away you go.
Start off with a simple, straightforward set up. If you're buying the combo from a tackle shop, talk to them and see what deal they can do for everything to get you out on the water.
zonker

[brad mcdonald]

i aggree withthe other post so wont comment on the basics but....

i guess other expenses can come along depending on where and when you planing on fishing. eg wadders fly vets and a truck load of other "crap" that you will end up with....... none of wich you need but all of which makes life on the water easier.

e.g waders - gav and i fished the trout season opening yesterday and on a 2deg moring with ice on top of the swags a set of wader were a nice luxury, but not needed as there were a few guys wet wading and gav managed the best fish of the day with out setting a foot in the water

so i guess what i'm saying is you need to prioritise (spelling?) what is truly needed and what turns out to be a luxury....

not sure if that helps, and i'd shudder to think what the total would be if i added up the relapcement cost of all my gear, but at a guess i'd say well over $3000.00 ...... but not all of its nec, in fact most of its is not.

brad

[Zonker]

Spot on Brad.
There are so many factors - what sort of fishing you want to do, species you want to target, where you're going to fish etc. Targeting bream in a local shallow estuary in summer will always be cheaper than chasing tuna on the high seas or polaroiding trout in the snowies in winter.
what's the real cost of fly fishing? how long is a piece of string? you can make it as cheap (buying the basics) or as expensive as the budget allows.
z

[CHUNQX]

No one mentioned the cost of flies? Or the cost of tying them yourself? Fly vises range from $50 to $400. Recommended to get soemthing in between, then there's materials... This one is a leaking tap, there's no end to the amount of fly tying stuff you will "need" to get. If you're into the full pleasure of fly fishing (which goes way past just the actual fishing time), it will cost a lot more than just your rod-reel costs. Tying flies is a huge part of that pleasure when you craft something in your own hands and the pleasure triples when a fish takes something you tied yourself.
Then there's fly boxes to store all your flies in an organised fashipn so you know which box to pull out when you're after a specific pattern, the vest, the retractable nippers, hand held landing net which can be stowed away at the back of your vest, fly line floatant... Now that I'm listing this out, I finally see why it took me so long to save a deposit for the house!!!

[brad mcdonald]

to true, but i think its important to stress that if your new to fly fishing you dont NEED everything up front, or even ever....

you can choose to make it smiple and cheep.

i know i nearly got put off from getting involved because of the percieved expense and i would hate to see someone not give it a go because they think its to exy....

i say get into it, give it a go and if you find yourself hooked the rest of the gear will find a home with you over time.

brad

[Becker_11]

Some great info here guys thanks for all the replys.

Gav I will pass on your offer about the next swflyrodders meeting as I'm not really in a position to make the move into fly just yet although I have been interested for a very long time....

Like you've all said it's not just what you need but how much you are willing to spend and as with breamin how addicted you get.

I just love heading out for a flick with bream weight gear and hope to try my hand at fly breamin when the opportunity arises.

Cheers
Nathaniel