How to Choose The BEST Small Stream Fly Rod Setup 

Sounds like a really fun setup!

Definitely one of the better small stream rods out there!

Warm water creek fishing is a blast!

Glad the video helped!

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Hi Dominikk, glad you are enjoying our content! Having the right small stream setup greatly increases the fun factor.

@@Tridentflyfishing Btw for some small streams a longer rod can be better than a classic short 3 or 4 weight. For overgrown streams a short rod like a 6 or 7 ft is better but if a small stream has more like high grass and low bushes instead of overhanging trees than a longer rod can be better especially if you fish like high sticking style

One of our favorites. Glad to hear you are enjoying it!

Sounds like a good 1-2 punch!

Do you know what blank it was built from?

Give it a shot and let us know how it works out!

How do you like that outfit?

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There are two main factors. Usually a lot more effort goes into designing a fly rod. A fly rod requires more refinement due to the type of casting. Also, new lighter and stronger models are created every few years so that design process occurs more frequently. Usually when a rod company creates a new model, they have to come up with at least 3wt - 12wt models. A spinning or bait casting rod lineup usually has half as many models. The second factor of the higher design cost of fly rods is the number of rods manufactured. Conventional rods are made and sold more than 10:1 to fly rods. The design, retooling/reset up of machines, etc cost is divided into a much bigger number for conventional rods as opposed to fly rods. Although, these are true, there is still a small amount of people that are willing to pay for the latest and greatest technology even with a $1000 price tag of a fly rod. So if the market bears it, the companies will certainly sell them for that. However, the quality of the “low end” fly rods has improved greatly there Lamaist aren’t any bad ones out there.

The true answer is because fly fishing doesn’t have a huge following like other more conventional methods therefore companies charge more due to selling less. You are also paying up front for ridiculous warranties and these companies fully expect them to be cashed in. So don’t feel bad about holding their feet to the fire on warranty claims….You already paid for it. In reality you are paying for 2-3 rod replacements up front. Also, “Blank technology” is very exaggerated. There is just as much refinement and “tech” in modern baitcast and spinning graphite rods but a-lot more are sold therefore they cost significantly less. A $850 Scott does not have a significantly more advanced blank than a $225 baitcast rod. It comes down to the lower numbers being sold and them expecting warranty claims.

It depends on where you are fishing. A 4 or 5wt is too much rod for NE wild brook trout creeks.

@alelx jines makes sense

That would be awful for fishing western NC creeks. A big fish is 8 inches and the creeks are often 10 ft across or less.

​@@N2theBlue1 Agreed

@@N2theBlue1 Until you hook into a surprise ( It can happen even on the smallest of creeks) or when mother nature throws 30 mph gusts whipping along that Carolina creek! You'll wish you had that 8ft 4wt.