I Bought the CHEAPEST Fly Rod at WALMART!

I went to Walmart and bought the cheapest fly rod combo they sold and caught trout on it.
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[Wrangler]

I’d feel slightly embarrassed buying that rod wearing the Orvis sweatshirt lol the sweatshirt definitely costs more than the rod combo

[PaulCapps]

Works better than I thought it would..Thanks for the video.

[LANsolo]

Haha.. watched a guy catch a fish on the (Alone) series with fishing line on a stick and flys made from sweater yarn feathers and para cord.. kinda wild.. you can literally catch fish with anything 😮

[tuloko]

A lot of those cheap reels you can take it appart, flip the clicker spring for the drag and mount it “bakwards” and make it left handed. Most of the ones i come across have the same finish on the frame were the line runs tru.

[michaelhansen]

I see nothing wrong with picking the cheapest combo that looks like it may be good. Honestly I believe, a better series is the choose as it gives new fly fishers ideas of what to look for to get good gear out of cheap stuff.

[Mandobird]

Never lost a fish switching hands these past 50 years. Been fishing since 9.

[merica]

Great vid but it’s crazy cause I’m like 80 percent sure thwt my Walmart don’t even sell fly stuff

[TheBeefSlayer]

11:58 not many people fish down stream like this…… I find it super effective.

[Thunda]

The fish don’t know or care how much the rod costs

[shaneclark]

Great Video. Excellent little fishery there at the first stream!!!

Keep going with this series. Find an inexpensive kit you would recommend and help people get satisfying gear in their hands and get em on the water!

[Sbo]

I taught myself on those cheap Walmart combos. I did what I could to learn the sport, that was over 20 years ago. I've upgraded since then, lol.

[luckyx]

I cast right handed and real left handed too!
By the time I hook in to a fish, I have already switched hands.
I am 57, too late for me to learn differently.
Great review! The rod lost my confidence the first time you said the sections came loose from one another.

[williamselfjr.]

Well I bought that rod during the pandemic to get into fly fishing. It got me hooked I just caught some last week on that rod. I’m currently searching for a serious upgrade though! For this year

[oldone]

58 years ago, Salmon River, Ct
I found a fly reel with Cortland line.
( no rod ) STILL FISHING WITH IT TODAY ! OCCASIONALLY LINE WAS CLEANED / STORED INSIDE. NO MEMORY / NO COIL. CORTLAND ROCKET TAPER IS MY FAVORITE

[cornbeef]

THe trouble with cheap stuff like this, is that yes it might help get people into fishing, but they're going to struggle from the off with things like casting because of the poor line or it falling apart. For a beginner, they're going to think that they're doing something wrong, when actually it's the terrible equipment putting them back. The other rod you reviewed from Amazon, although twice the price of this, was actually an ok little rod pack. It just goes to show that saving that little bit extra helps massively

[toolman.dustin]

Thanks for making this video. The rod & reel are graphite, not plastic. I purchased this combo 3 years ago and have used it many times. Very happy with both the rod & reel. The drag on the reel is acceptable for keeping the line from backlash if you pull too fast. I don't know anything about the fly line, is it weight forward? Is it 4, 5 or 6 wt? Don't know what the leader was, 4, 5, 6? so I cut it off and use a 6X leader. The fly line casts well but I fish narrow steams so I don't have to cast very far. It's an 8' rod so the casting range is a little less than a 9' BUT, I've seldom been in a stream where I really needed to cast far. I would prefer the rod be 4 pieces rather than 3 pieces. It would fit better in my fishing bag without hanging out the end. I paid $49, it's now marked at $40. For $40 this is a very good rod to learn with or to carry in the event someone wants to come along. You don't have to risk your expensive rig while someone plays around for 30 minutes. The flies fell apart pretty quick, you could make them last longer by adding a tiny drop of super glue near the hook eye. I'm happy with it. Since purchasing, I've upgraded my rod, reel and line but I still carry this setup with me when I travel as a backup or if someone wants to come along and give it a try. I'll be fishing the Green River in Utah the last week of July, 2023, carrying this setup as a top water set and I now have a different rig for nymph fishing.

Update: I had to use this setup on my green river trip. A friend broke the tip off my neck rig so I had to use this backup. It worked great.

[strupnlfe]

This was my first combo, and your video made me want to get it to try out fly fishing. I've been hooked today and ordered my first mid grade fly outfit the orvis clearwater 6wt 9ft

[justincristallo]

My first fly combo was $12 on clearance and I still have it 18 years later

[MayheM_]

I got my 1st fly fishing combo over 20 years ago. It was a Pflueger 8ft 3pc 5/6wt combo from Dicks, and it was probably about $25, but I still have it, and it's the only 5/6wt I have. I also have a nice Wright & McGill 3/4wt that my Dad's best friend gave me. Now that my Dad and his friend are both deceased, I will NEVER get rid of that rod, but I still reach for my cheap old Pfleuger for most of my fly fishing. I would like a couple more cheap combos to teach my sons how to fly fish, or perhaps for different lines. (Sinking, sink-tip, etc.) I'd also like an inexpensive 7/8 or 8/9 combo for saltwater fishing, since we live at the Jersey Shore. As f[r the curl in the fly line, did you try stretching it out before you fished with it? I pull my line out and stretch in the spring, getting ready for the main season.

[MainelyOutDoors]

Thats hilariously thick! Looks liek it would be good for dock fishing with a 2oz sinker 😂 🤣