Just a heads up for all of you out there in "old f--t land"...As I stated in an earlier post, I recently ordered a TFO 9' 6wt Signature II rod through Cabela's. I received the rod yesterday and it's a very nice rod for the $$ I spent. But because I wanted a little more info on it than was provided in the Cabela's Fly Fishing catalog, I went to TFO's site and read their write up on it. The TFO site specifically states that "Each rod comes in a beautiful dark green logoed rod sock". The site also has the on-line registration page available for all of their rods. Check it out... http://www.tforods.com/fly-fishing/rods/signature.html#.U5Ib31JOXIUCabela's makes no mention of the rod sock in their product description, nor do they make mention that the rod's are lifetime warranted by TFO. Yet they both sell the rod for the same price (my bad... Cabela's is $.05 cheaper). I naturally assumed that the sock came with the rod as TFO states but when I got it, there was no sock or warranty registration info. I went on TFO's site and registered the rod on-line and then called their 800# and spoke with a representative. She said she would be happy to provide me with a rod sock free of charge and took my information. I then called Cabela's and asked why I did not receive a rod sock with my rod and the Customer Service rep. told me, "Well, that's a special price on those so they don't come with the rod sock." I told her that was BS and that TFO sells the rod at the same price and provides the sock with the rod AND that the rod is lifetime warranted which Cabela's makes no mention of in their product description. I then got the "Sorry, I don't know what to tell you, blah, blah" and if there's nothing else I can help you with then have a nice day. I'm not attempting to turn this into an anti- Cabela's rant, I purchase from them frequently. Just trying to give you all a heads up.So if anyone out their is considering purchasing a TFO rod, you may want to buy it directly from them and not Cabela's.WK
Why is fly fishing so d**n expensive? I want to get into it but it seems like it can get really expensive really quick. My father is letting me use a cheapo set up he has but I don't even know where to start. He never got into it but has some stuff laying around. Anyone who is willing to help a newbie out let me know, I'm not looking for spots to go, just how to get started casting and maybe what flies i should start with. I've been trying to learn as much as possible.
One thing about my style of casting, not many biting insects can get near me .Rg
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