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mark2741
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After about 5 years of not fishing at all I'm itching to get back into it. I was pretty much still a beginner/mediocre flyfisher when I had to stop fishing (mostly due to a couple of young kids taking up all my free time : )
Here is the equipment I have:
Cabelas Three Forks 3wt, 7'6"
Orvis Clearwater reel
Vest, loads of flies, and just about every accessory I think I'd need for now.
The two things I need are:
line - this line has sat on the reel for 5 years untouched, and I'm sure I never cleaned it before. It looks to be in good shape as it sits on the reel, but I've read a lot of people change their line at least once a year so I'm sure it's probably time for me to change this line and start fresh. Any recommendations on mid-priced line?
Waders - I had a set of Orvis Clearwater waders and wading boots that were okay. I had them a year when I loaned them to an in-law who I thought wanted them to fish with, but it turned out he works maintenance for a school with a pond on the grounds and needed to clean the damn pond....he tore the waders up. He's even poorer than me and when he asked me how much the waders cost (before he told me he shredded em) and I told him the look of sadness on his face was so pathetic I told him don't worry about it.
I don't have a lot of cash at the moment so I don't want to spend too much. I do remember always thinking that I'd rather have bootfoot instead of the separate boots/wader set I had before. I saw a set of bootfoot waders online at Cabelas for $59. I was thinking of taking a drive out there to Cabelas to check em out (and probably pick up the line while I'm there). They also have a set of Hodgman's, which I recall back in the day were a good brand, for about $100.
I wouldn't mind another set of Clearwaters. The first set I bought started leaking after a month or two but after mentioning it to a salesman at the Orvis store he replaced them for free.
Here is the equipment I have:
Cabelas Three Forks 3wt, 7'6"
Orvis Clearwater reel
Vest, loads of flies, and just about every accessory I think I'd need for now.
The two things I need are:
line - this line has sat on the reel for 5 years untouched, and I'm sure I never cleaned it before. It looks to be in good shape as it sits on the reel, but I've read a lot of people change their line at least once a year so I'm sure it's probably time for me to change this line and start fresh. Any recommendations on mid-priced line?
Waders - I had a set of Orvis Clearwater waders and wading boots that were okay. I had them a year when I loaned them to an in-law who I thought wanted them to fish with, but it turned out he works maintenance for a school with a pond on the grounds and needed to clean the damn pond....he tore the waders up. He's even poorer than me and when he asked me how much the waders cost (before he told me he shredded em) and I told him the look of sadness on his face was so pathetic I told him don't worry about it.
I don't have a lot of cash at the moment so I don't want to spend too much. I do remember always thinking that I'd rather have bootfoot instead of the separate boots/wader set I had before. I saw a set of bootfoot waders online at Cabelas for $59. I was thinking of taking a drive out there to Cabelas to check em out (and probably pick up the line while I'm there). They also have a set of Hodgman's, which I recall back in the day were a good brand, for about $100.
I wouldn't mind another set of Clearwaters. The first set I bought started leaking after a month or two but after mentioning it to a salesman at the Orvis store he replaced them for free.