what kind of fly rod should i get for my first one?

what kind of fly rod should i get for my first one for catching trout and bass and panfish ?

[goosewa]

Try taking a look at a Redington Red Fly Kit. They are manufactured in Florida and come with a Lifetime Warranty. If it breaks send it in and they will take care of you.

I bought one to leave up at the cabin just exactly what your looking to do. (Cannot remember if it was a #4/#6 or a #3/#4.)
Bass and bluegill are an absolute blast on this rod.

Bought it at a local Gander Mountain for about $130.00 to $140.00 which included the 2 piece Rod, a Reel, a Cordura Case, Line. Just throw on the line and your ready to go.

[discdrag]

i would recommend a four to six weight, with a good click pall or discdrag, cabela's white river combo is a good deal at 70$

[DaveW731]

I recently purchased a 5/6 weight rod with #5 weight forward line. So far, it throws small streamers (bass) and rubber spiders (bluegills) with ease.

[stelmon]

5-6 weight rod are pretty good for the bass. They fight big crappie really nice also.

[gomer]

zac,

i believe you mean the bass pro shops white river. For a first flyrod i would get a 8 1/2 ft 5wt with a decent reel, preferably a disk drag. Orvis makes a real nice outfit for around 160 bucks and it has a 25 year warenty. i would also check out the cabelas three forks rods with the prestige reel. it is a great deal.

[northern_outdoorsman]

I am gonna copy this and put it in Flyfishing too...

[discdrag]

yes, you are correct, my mistake

[quix20]

asking what type to get is going to get you opinions on every fly rod out there!!

basically, go to a store and ask to cast some that you are interested in, most fly shops let you do this, and i think bass pro does too, not sure about cabelas.

find a rod you like that feels good, casts good, and wont break your wallet. there are alot of good combos out there, and most have been mentioned here. but the most important thing is how do you like it??