A deal I couldn't pass up
I recently sold my Orvis Encounter, and was left with only a 7 weight. With just this 7 weight, I was without a fly rod for panfish and trout. This absence in a smaller weight fly rod would be filled by a recent trip to Cabela's.
Cabela's had (and still has) their Bighorn Fly Rod combo on sale for 59.99 plus tax. This is 40 dollars off the sticker price of this combo. The Bighorn comes with everything you need to start fishing, minus flies. Oh and it doesn't come with a rod tube or reel case either. But for 60 dollars what do you expect?
This deal is good until April 4th I do believe, so if you are wanting to get started in the wonderful world of fly fishing, this is a great place to start.
I picked up the 8 foot 4 weight combo, with the idea of using it as my trout and panfish rod. At time of writing this blog post, I have not fished this combo, but I have went after the dry land fish in my yard.
First, the reel. Especially in a 4 weight line size, the primary purpose of the reel is to hold the line, and this reel did just that. But I must say, the cork drag system on this reel is pretty fair.
Now the main event, the rod. Cabela's adversities that this new G1 blank on the Bighorn rods has a moderate action. Casting proved this to be true about the rod. This rod is about all I expected out of an 8 foot 4 weight. Inside of 40 feet, this rod has surprisingly decent line speed and good accuracy. Beyond 40 feet is not an impossible cast for this rod to make but it takes skill and excellent timing to make, oh and a calm day helps tremendously as well. But that’s not what an 8 foot 4 weight is designed to do. This rod is meant for small to medium sized fish on small to medium sized streams. Oh and no this rod doesn't cast as well as my Orvis Encounter. In fact it's not even a comparison.
The cork handle on this rod looks fairly nice, but is not as comfortable as the Orvis Encounter, which can be expected at the price point.
But, even with some of the pitfalls of this rod, I highly recommend this combo to anyone who is looking to get into fly fishing, looking to supplement their rod arsenal, or looking to get someone in your life into fly fishing. I personally bought this combo to serve a very specific role, and I think that this rod will do just that. For $59.99, you can't go wrong. Time will tell if it is worth $99.99 for the combo, or if you should just wait till it goes on sale/ pick up a slightly more expensive combo.
Stay tuned later this year when I will give you a review of this combo after a season of fishing.
Good Luck and Tight Lines,
Josh
Cabela's had (and still has) their Bighorn Fly Rod combo on sale for 59.99 plus tax. This is 40 dollars off the sticker price of this combo. The Bighorn comes with everything you need to start fishing, minus flies. Oh and it doesn't come with a rod tube or reel case either. But for 60 dollars what do you expect?
I picked up the 8 foot 4 weight combo, with the idea of using it as my trout and panfish rod. At time of writing this blog post, I have not fished this combo, but I have went after the dry land fish in my yard.
First, the reel. Especially in a 4 weight line size, the primary purpose of the reel is to hold the line, and this reel did just that. But I must say, the cork drag system on this reel is pretty fair.
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The cork handle on this rod looks fairly nice, but is not as comfortable as the Orvis Encounter, which can be expected at the price point.
But, even with some of the pitfalls of this rod, I highly recommend this combo to anyone who is looking to get into fly fishing, looking to supplement their rod arsenal, or looking to get someone in your life into fly fishing. I personally bought this combo to serve a very specific role, and I think that this rod will do just that. For $59.99, you can't go wrong. Time will tell if it is worth $99.99 for the combo, or if you should just wait till it goes on sale/ pick up a slightly more expensive combo.
Stay tuned later this year when I will give you a review of this combo after a season of fishing.
Good Luck and Tight Lines,
Josh
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