I've played from both sides of the street. All I had was a 7 wt fly rod, and wanted to do some fishing on the Gunpowder with an appropriate sized rod. I had no idea how much fishing I would actually do, so I bought a cheapo 3wt combo for about $60 that included everything I needed to get on the water, minus the flies. I've since been fishing with it twice. Now that I've had it for some time, I don't realistically see myself taking more than a couple trips per year where I'll use this rod. To me, it's hard to justify spending a few hundred bucks on something I'm going to use so infrequently when something like what I bought works just fine, albeit without the quality you'll find from some of the bigger names. That being said, if I do find myself fishing that rod more frequently, I wouldn't even blink to upgrade.
-- On the flip side, when I got my girlfriend into fishing, we got her a 6 wt Orvis rod/reel - I believe it was the Streamline model. Not quite the base, but still one of the more affordable models coming in around $200 with the coupon from her Orvis Fly Fishing 101 class. That rod has been used more frequently than my 3 (although still not as often as my 7), and I believe it was worth every penny. Its quality makes it far easier for a beginner to cast compared to my cheapo rod, and the peace of mind that comes along with the Orvis warranty (think about all the thinks that a beginner could do to a rod) makes it easily worth it.
I still haven't sprung for a high end rod like a Helios, but I imagine once I'm ready to replace my everyday 7wt, I'll be barking up that tree.
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