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I tried on the waders with boots and it felt like the bootie was pushing back against my toe. I would imagine wearing them with boots for a couple hours probably would be great. I guess I will order larges and deal with the bagginess. Maybe I will look into the simms but when I looked at sizes on Cabelas they only had medium large and extra large. Does anyone have experience with the redington waders?

Thanks for the replies. I should have been clear, I was looking at the stocking foot waders. I would love a pair of simms but for 300+ for the baseline model I'm not sure its in the cards. How much room should you have in the foot area? The Large size cabela waders have size 10-12 feet while the mediums have size 8.5 - 11. I was worried all the excess material would be clumped up in the wading boot vs the medium which fit more snugly.

I tried on some Cabela breathable waders in size medium and large. The large was really big in the legs and the bootie was also pretty large on my foot. When I tried on the mediums the body portion fit well but my big toe was touching the end of the bootie. For reference Im 5'10" with size 10 and a half shoes. Should I order medium or large? It seems like the smaller bootie would be better for getting into wading boots but im worried about it being uncomfortable. The large seems too big and the legs would be cumbersome while wading. Any suggestions would be great.

I received the rod I ordered and to me it seems 8' 6" is a little big for where I'll be fishing and the length is unwieldy compared to what I'm used to. Would it be a lot harder to learn on a 7'/7'6" 3wt rod vs an 8'6" 5wt one?

I have been doing some reading on leaders and tippets and have a question. I believe once I get the basic cast down practicing in the back yard with a piece of yarn I will start fishing on bluegills at the local pond. Would it make sense to just tie a piece of 4 lb mono directly to the fly line and skip the leader?

Well the baitmonkey won and I ended up ordering this rod after doing some more research.... The 8'6" 5 wt Cabelas TLr was on sale for 30 dollars and I couldn't resist pressing buy! Hopefully this will be a decent enough starting rod. I buy 90 percent of my fishing stuff during sales so I will research up on reels and other stuff I need till I can get a good deal.

Thanks everyone for the great advice. I have a pretty big yard and I will sometimes throw the baitcaster around out there so I was thinking I could practice at home. I have been watching some fly fishing videos and it seems deceptively simple when you watch people who have been fishing for decades but I guess thats what makes learning so frustrating. @Scott F I searched for lessons and it seems the price will be about 300 dollars for a 1 of 3 part lesson series does this seem reasonable? @gnappi I appreciate all the info you just laid out for me. I will hold off buying the courtland and wait for black friday to check out Cabela and Bass Pro for any combos. What would you recommend for rod size and weight? I see most people recommend a 9 foot rod to beginners but the areas I will be fishing are mostly small streams out in the middle of the woods. 9 feet seems pretty long? They stock alot of the local rivers with pretty big fish but I don't think there will be any monsters out there. Is 4 wt a better starting point? This is a good example of what a lot of the streams look like.

I have been bass fishing since I was a little kid but never got into fly fishing. I do a lot of hiking and while I'm out I see many cool trout fishing locations on the streams and rivers that run through our state parks. Pretty sure I have been fatally bitten by the fly fishing bait monkey but am looking for some advice on a beginner set up. After doing some research it seems like there are a bunch of different recommendations but not nearly as much info as you can find on bass fishing. Looking to just get a beginner set up to learn on then hopefully upgrade later if I like it. I was at walmart today and saw they have a Courtland Fairplay combo for 40 bucks. I looked up reviews and it seems like it is not the worst possible combo to learn on as it has Weighted Forward taper line. The rod itself is a 8' 5/6 wt rod. I will be using this for mostly trout and panfish if I can ever figure out how to use it. Does this seem like a good place to start?

I was able to make it to bass pro today after work and was able to check out the G Loomis E6X and the St Croix mojo. I thought both rods were very nice but to me the G Loomis had a power level that was more what I was expecting from a medium rod. I was only able to see the 6'6" version of the Medium Rod so I'm hoping the longer version would be similar. I see that Tackle Warehouse has this rod on closeout are they discontinuing it?

Great info thanks again for the advice! Im surpised there isnt anyone recommending the dobyns. Unfortunatly im not sure if I will be able to try them as the closest place to my house other than dicks is a bass pro about 2 hours away. Stick baits and t rigged trick worms are two big parts of my fishing routine so the rod would need to handle those well. It seems like the mojo is a really popular model and I think bass bro carries them so Ill have to try to make it this weekend and see. Im not sure there is anywhere I can find a g loomis rod unless bass pro carries them as well. I would for sure be checking out nicer rods like nhbull suggested but my wife is already questioning why I need two rods let alone 3! As far as reels are concerned is the sv reel a big step up in performance for lighter baits? I have a revo stx on my current spinnerbait rod now and was thinking of putting that on the new rod and getting a fuego for the spinnerbaits/jigs rod

Thanks for the replies. I'm open to any suggestions on a rod in the 100-150 dollar range. Looking for a little nicer rod than the inferno.

Currently I have 2 rods I bring with me on my kayak. A MH/XF Powell Inferno baitcaster I use for spinnerbaits/jigs and a ML/XF Powell Diesel spinning rod I use for plastics. I would like to add a baitcasting rod that can cast wackyrigged senkos, lighter trigs and trickworms so I can keep a ned rig or dropshot on my ML spinning set up. I have 3 rods in mind and was hoping to get some opinions on which would work the best. My current baitcaster is pretty stiff and I have a hard time casting wacky rigged senkos without causing the bait to fly off the hook after a couple casts. I am thinking of getting a Fuego for the reel but have been looking at the tatula sv as well. 1) Dobyns Sierra 6' 8' M/F 2) G. Loomis E6X 7'1" M/XF 3) St. Croix Mojo 7'1" M/F

I prefer to fish stick baits wacky rigged on a 1/0 octopus hook. I have tried a bunch of different types of stick baits and I prefer yum dingers especially at 2.50 a pack. Ymmv.

Im not sure if its the rod or reel but throwing wacky rigs and light plastics is really tough on my mh set up. Even with a half ounce spinner on the line I cant throw them as far as my spinning set up can throw weightless plastics. I have my stx with only two centrifugal breaks on and the lowest friction and magnetic break settings possible. I got the stx last summer for 80 bucks otherwise I would have gotten a tatula.

Thanks for the suggestion. The closest store I have to me is a bass pro about an hour and a half away. Ill have to make the drive and check out their selection.