08-19-2009, 10:48 PM
feeshaman,
first off welcome to the site and we are glad you want to be a ff'er.. :-)
next.. I can personally attest as to the quality and strength of the furled leaders that FG is offering you.. you will not have any problems with them..
as for gear.. as newbie not that long ago I searched for combination setups.. if you get a good brand such as those suggested by FG (and Im sure others) you will not regret it.. you may spend a little more but in the long run it will be worth it..
as for other gear you may need.. we have covered the rod/reel, the line, you got leaders coming.. so that leaves a few other things..
tippet.. you can buy tippet in spools from any number of quality manufactureres such as bass pro, cabelas, orvis.. etc.. you can also go in a little different direction and get several small spools of a good flurocarbon line and use that as your tippet.. it may cost a bit more but again in the long run you will not regret it..
depending on where you will be fishing the most you may in the future want to look at waders, fishing vest of some sort etc.. but tools I think essential on the water would be small pair of snippers, a set of locking pliers/forceps, and a good pocket knife.. I always have my swiss army on me when on the water..
Im sure others will be piping up with suggestions so I will leave my list at that for now..
again.. welcome.. and please dont hesitate to ask questions.. we are here to help..
MacFly
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first off welcome to the site and we are glad you want to be a ff'er.. :-)
next.. I can personally attest as to the quality and strength of the furled leaders that FG is offering you.. you will not have any problems with them..
as for gear.. as newbie not that long ago I searched for combination setups.. if you get a good brand such as those suggested by FG (and Im sure others) you will not regret it.. you may spend a little more but in the long run it will be worth it..
as for other gear you may need.. we have covered the rod/reel, the line, you got leaders coming.. so that leaves a few other things..
tippet.. you can buy tippet in spools from any number of quality manufactureres such as bass pro, cabelas, orvis.. etc.. you can also go in a little different direction and get several small spools of a good flurocarbon line and use that as your tippet.. it may cost a bit more but again in the long run you will not regret it..
depending on where you will be fishing the most you may in the future want to look at waders, fishing vest of some sort etc.. but tools I think essential on the water would be small pair of snippers, a set of locking pliers/forceps, and a good pocket knife.. I always have my swiss army on me when on the water..
Im sure others will be piping up with suggestions so I will leave my list at that for now..
again.. welcome.. and please dont hesitate to ask questions.. we are here to help..
MacFly
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