Ok Gents.... Im looking at getting a fly fishing rod a reel soon. I don't which ones are worth it, I have looked at some at Cabela's website and jut don't know what a good brand is, I know
G. Loomis is but what about Redington, etc....... I want a 2 piece 9' rod don't know what brand though. Im going to use it for saltwater redfishing in the shallows. Captain maybe you and Ben could chime in on this and help give some advice.

dude.... u ain't never caught a redfish until u caught one on a flyrod. It's a freakin blast! I ain't no FE when it comes to da equipment though.... I know u can spend a small fortune on a setup if u want to. I also know dat u don't need to spend dat kinda $$$ to catch fish... because I didn't. One thing dat is most important is ur drag. Make sure u get a reel with a good drag. I don't even remember what brand my gear is, never even took it out da case last yr. Da reel is some Jap soundin name and da rod I don't remember..... but I spent about $200 and have no complaints.

Now I'm gettin all fired up again and wanna go catch me some more like dat! Jon, get dat damn boat re-wired!!!!!!

I'm thinking a 10 weight combo would be about right???

Ain't much for eating flys.....

See I don't even know that much... I got some Cabela's points and was looking at some of their products. Guess I'm just going to have to take a ride up there and look at what they have in stock. Ben, last year when you me and Capt. talked about fly fishing reds is what got me back on the kick and since i got some extra gift certificates and so on I'm looking hard now. so a 9-10 weight would be the best set up for reds, kinda also want to use it for some bass later on too.

So how do you look at the drag, weight, etc????

Ben - I'm heading down there this weekend to get the boat. Gonna hammer down on the reds while I'm there, too. Getting the boat rewired is going to become a priority.

As for the rod weight, I think that a 10 wt is waaaay too heavy for inshore redfish. Hell, I boated a 180 pound tarpon on an 11 weight in Islamorada.

I started out on them with a 6 weight with no drag on the reel. Yeah, it was a struggle at times, but I have since switched over to an 8 weight matched to a reel with drag. Much better now. The 8 wt. allows you to throw the heavier spoon flies into the constant Louisiana winds better, too.

As for brands, spend what you are comfortable with. They come in all price ranges to suit all levels. My suggestion would be to find an affordable outfit to make sure that you enjoy the fishing style and then upgrade from there based on your conditions and desire.

Jon's right.... it's tough enough to cast with my 8-9 weight. I didn't consider that.... it would really be a bitch with a 10.

would love to get into it, i heard its a blast!
don't know anyone who does it and didn't want to go at it blind.
we got the perfect fishing in Dularge for the fly thing!

I need to personally examine this perfect redfish fly fishing spot u speak of....

all you gotta du is let me know when!
soon as dis weather gets right it'll be on every weekend!

we were hand feedin' em spoons in 18" of clear water a couple weeks ago. had more spot-tails in dat marsh den i knew what to do wit. seems like it woulda been prime to toss some flies

HELLZ YEA!!!!!!! dat's what I'm talkin about! I'm sure dis big rain screwed all dat up, but when it gets right I'm ready to break out da fly rod!!!!!!!

stumpy u still workin in houma?

yep.... wouldn't be shit for me to peel out early one afternoon and be in Dularge by ~5'ish

Dats what I was thinkin

y'all let me get my boat back in working order and it's on!!!

until then Jon I think I'm gonna be cheatin on u. lol

You slut!

hopefully i can it em in the flats with it , mainly cocodrie area and some places on the west bank. i looking hard at some set ups and im ready to tear some redfish up. got to start getting my lures collection back together too.

look at it as an investment Cash! you know if its taken care of it'll be round for your kids!

Capt. Jon - get dat unit fixed and come on down!