If you pay that much it better catch fish

**deathb4disco** · 08-21-2016, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by Lil Baby

I scratch my head sometimes when these pros endorse their products. I was watching a youtube video on frog fishing for bass. The pro's set up was a Daiwa Zillion Type R reel, Daiwa Steez Frog Rod, Maxima 65 pound braid, and his personally developed frog. I went to Tackle Warehouse and added up $919.00 plus tax for a frog fishing rig. Are you crazy? Are you out of your mind? Would you pay that kind of money if it weren't given to you? Then you have lures alone going for $20 easy. Hey I'm sure it's all good stuff but this ol boy ain't paying that kind of money. I had no trouble today pulling a 6 pound bass wrapped in a tree using a BPS Bionic Blade Rod and BPS Nitro Reel. Brands like BPS, Quantum, Pflueger, Strike King, Yum, Creme, Norman, Bandit, Berkley, Rapala, Smithwick, Terminator, Zoom, Big Bite, just to name some are making high quality products that catch fish at reasonable price. This does not relate to crappie fishing as much but the bass fishing industry is getting expensive...

You've never set foot inside a fly shop, have you?

**SeaRay** · 08-21-2016, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by deathb4disco

You've never set foot inside a fly shop, have you?

I know what you mean. I was in Jack Dennis' Fly Shop in Jackson Hole several years ago and they had a Winston fly rod for $900. This was in the 1990s too. I swear when you held that rod in your hand you could feel it's heart beating (or maybe it was mine)
I bought 6 flies and a plastic fly box with their name on it and got out before I did something stupid.

**deathb4disco** · 08-21-2016, 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by SeaRay

I bought 6 flies and a plastic fly box with their name on it and got out before I did something stupid.

You gotta support the local economy.

**jbornhop** · 08-21-2016, 09:33 AM

I am an avid fly fisher, would hate to try and count all of the money I have in rods and flies that I have bought over the years!

**Lil Baby** · 08-22-2016, 01:22 AM

I have never even held a fly rod just like I have never swung a golf club...just something else I'd prob get into and spend to much money on so I don't even bother

**beagle man** · 08-24-2016, 03:31 PM

what ever it cost,,, it's worth it

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