Good fly rod choices for beginners

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Written by admin on July 11, 2009 – 2:06 pm -

My son wants to start fly fishing for rainbows on my local still water. I took him and let him use my Sage 690 z-axis (thought I wasn’t going to see it again) any way now that he has been he wants to go more often so I need to get him a cheap rod (not too cheap) I have figured he needs a 7wt about 9-10 feet with a middle to tip action. Any suggestions?

Here are a few rods that are reasonably priced that should fill the bill nicely for someone beginning to fly fish. Sage Launch: - medium fast action, and it's a Sage - $175
9' 6wt = 2 pc or 4 pc - 7wt = 4pc only
Fenwick HMG - Old reliable, medium fast action, still a very good rod - $179 9'6wt = 2 or 4 pc, 7 wt = 2 pc only
Echo Classic - I cast one of these and they are very smooth $140 9'6wt or 7 wt = 4 pc
St. Croix Triumph - medium fast action, but a bit "clunky" and heavy (at least to me) $110 9' 6wt = 2 or 4 pc, 9'7wt = 4pc
Reddington Redfly2 - Fast action (but not extreme), crisp fee $120 9'6wt = 2 or 4 pc, 7wt is made to 9'6" / 4pc
Orvis - Clearwater - $129, this is Orvis's starter rod, available in a variety of "flex-points" from medium to fast action. Not too shabby, but I think the Power Matrix ($265) is a much better rod.