Looking to get into fly fishing, and i was wondering the differences between a 2 and 4 piece rod, besides the 4 being a little easier to travel with.

The 4 pc usually cost more, anywhere from $20-$80 or so, depending on the rod.  IMO, there are well worth the extra money in pure convenience alone.  These days, 4 and 5 pc. fly rods cast just as well as the 2 pc counterparts and with a little care will last just as long.

With 4 or 5 pc rods, you can take them anywhere and MANY places you wouldn't otherwise take a rod so in my way of thinking you'll get extra fishing days and it's a good justification of the money.  I'm not even considering airline travel because you can actually take a 2 pc. as a carry on.

I have switched to all 4 and 5 pc. rods and will never again buy a 2 pc.  (even my 6'6" 2 wt. is a 4 pc and I can carry it in my back pocket!)

Got to disagree on this one,i prefer a two piece no more than a three piece flyrod,true todays

rod ferruls are better than years past but if you intend to fish waters near then there is no need

in multiple piece rods.You have to keep all sections in alignment,that many more places to

possibly break and cost differences are more on multipiece.I still believe you loose "feel" over

two or three piece rods.

Thomas,

Preference has more to do with it than anything else.  I should have probably been more specific...  all my rods also double for another purpose.  The 7 & 9 wt. are also my saltwater rods and the 2 & 4 wt. double as trout and pack rods.  But as an example of what i was getting at, on a recent camping trip we decided to hike a bit and I put the 2 wt. in my back pocket... as luck would have it we came across a sweet little pond and a small creek both loaded with bass and panfish (small ones but that was fine, it's a 2 wt!) so the point is that with a 2 pc. rod, I would have never carried it  on the hike.  So I wouldn't have been able to fish at all.

You will lose a little feel but unless you use a 1 pc I don't think that you will be able to tell the difference.  It's not like you are worm fishing a deep creek edge.  I've also never had one come out of alignment or come apart while casting.

My first few fly rods were 2 pc. and I guess for learning that's probably best.  You will no doubt develop a style... and most likely it want a new and different rod when you hone the skills some.  It took me about 5 rods before I really knew what I liked.  ...lol  No sense in spending the extra money on the learner rod.