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Orvis makes some nice stuff that are not too pricey. Cabela's brand Flyrods are nice too. When you go to Cabela's, WHATEVER You Do, DO NOT pick up one of the Sage brand Flyrods. If you do do it's all over and you will spend $600 bucks on just one little 3 weight Flyrod that ways just slightly over 1 ounce! Don't ask me how I know! For small streams and also fly fishing in my stock tanks here at the Ranch, I prefer a 7.6' 3wgt graphite rods. For big rivers and big Rainbows & Brownies, I prefer a 9.6 " 5wgt graphite rod. As I warned you, it gets addicting real fast and can get really expensive in a hurry. If your a rifle looney, Fly Fishing is bad news And will put a major dent in your wallet
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Kind of in the same place as the OP. Got a couple of longer rods and looking for a decent small stream rod. Just checked Cabelas and they have the CGT's on sale at half price (74.88) if anyone is interested.
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It sounds like a Reddington Butter Stick might fill the bill with what you are looking for. I have an 8 footer for a 5 wt that they make and I been fishing it a lot since I got it. I have a vintage pair of fenwicks on 6' and the other 8's Fiber glass, I also have very nice 7'6" Powell rod for a 4 wt and a 7'9" Orvis 2 wt., there is a 20 dollar 4 wt rod that Wally World sells that gotten good reviews, the reel seat is the only complaint. but for less that 20 dollars the fellow doing the review , a PA fly tier and fishing guide liked it a lot.
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Two rods come to mind. TFO Lefty Kreh 2 wt 6' flyrod and TFO Gary Loomis 6' 4/5 wt spin/fly rod. Both are around 100 bucks. I have had my eye on the Gary Loomis model. It has a Tennessee handle and you can place the reel anywhere you want it, ideal for spinning reel use and when you use a fly reel just mount on the rear of the handle.
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Look at the Cabelas fiberglass anniversary edition. My son loves his 3wt.
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Ebay is your friend. Hundreds to choose from.
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It sounds like a Reddington Butter Stick might fill the bill with what you are looking for. I have an 8 footer for a 5 wt that they make and I been fishing it a lot since I got it. I have a vintage pair of fenwicks on 6' and the other 8's Fiber glass, I also have very nice 7'6" Powell rod for a 4 wt and a 7'9" Orvis 2 wt., there is a 20 dollar 4 wt rod that Wally World sells that gotten good reviews, the reel seat is the only complaint. but for less that 20 dollars the fellow doing the review , a PA fly tier and fishing guide liked it a lot. I have that 20 dollar wally world 4wt. I love it for blue gills and I put a spincast reel on it for fishing tiny hand tied jigs under a small float. Best 20 bucks I ever spent. I took the handle off and epoxied it back on the right way. It was a down locking reel seat and the rod was to short for that, it didn't ballance as good as it could have with the reel I had on it. At 7' its very handy.
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