Rob, My wife's cousin is an avid fly angler from Idaho but fishes for bones in Florida and the Bahamas every 2 or 3 years. On a limited budget, he rents 9 or 10 wt setups from some shop in Montana. Seems to me he said they come with everything but leader and flies and cost him about $75 or $100 a week plus shipping both ways, another $15 or so.
If you're interested, I'll contact him for the particulars. Kent Lufkin >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Rob Blomquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 12:17 AM >Subject: Buying a big rod? What's the use, in the PNW? > > >> I am considering buying a 10 or 11 weight setup, not in the near future, >but >> probably in the next 6 months or so. >> >> The reason is that I have been invited to try fly fishing in the San Diego >> area with my wife's family, they are gear heads, but are fly fishing >> positive, and want to take me out to meet some of their buddies: dorado >and >> yellowfin tuna to talk about the small ones. >> >> I have found out that a 10 or 11 is about the lightest that the natives >think >> ought to be used in the offshore of SD. >> >> My question is whether this rod would be useful up here, as I have not >heard >> of using rods this big in the PNW. >> >> Rob >> -- >> Rob Blomquist >> Kirkland, WA >> >>
