I'm looking for a good beginner float n fly rod (preferably fifty dollars or less) if you have any suggestions help me out.

BPS has one of their "Micro-Lite" rods designated for Float N' Fly fishing. You may want to give that one a shot. Not a bad price either.

ok thanks

I have the 9'6" Microlite and it serves its purpose beautifully. It is definitely not light, or sensitive. But you dont need sensitive for a fnf and i can deal with the weight.

I use the BPS 8.5' microlites for FnF.  They have worked fine for over 5 years and don't make me feel bad when they are in the bottom of the rod locker.

I have all three versions of the BPS Rods, the 8', 8'6", and the 9'6" too. For float and fly, I'd go with the 9'6" model. It is a tad soft for my tastes, but works good to protect light lines.

One that has more backbone is the slip-bobber rod in the BPS Walleye line at the bottom of this page:http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_74432_100002005_100000000_100002000_100-2-5

It's telescoping (like a flippin' stick) so it fits most rod lockers.

And don't forget the rods meant for Crappie, lot's of those around that would work, too.

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I have the 9'6" BPS Microlite as well. It's the only FnF rod I have so I can't compare it to any others...

if you have a gander mountain near by, a9' light action advantage steelhead rod is only like $30.

I've got the 9'6 BPS microlite as well.  It does just fine for $50.  I was at BPS the other day and saw the G loomis F&F rod.  I see no point in having one of those.  You don't need a sensitive rod to watch a bobber go down.  And it was 1 piece rod.  It wouldnt even fit in the bed of my truck.

This presentation is really popular with steelhead fishermen. If you plan to do a lot of this style fishing, check out some of the steelhead sites.