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I want to get my boyfriend a fly fishing rod and reel for Christmas...Any suggestions?

I've been looking for a fly fishing set for my boyfriend but don't really know what I'm looking for. I want something with excellent quality but that I'm not gonna spend a fortune for and preferrably something I won't have to order online (I'm right near a Bass Pro that has a good stock). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! And Merry Christmas!

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1. OK, your not going to like me for saying this, but you aren't going to easily find a high quality fly rod and reel for a small budget. How much were you considering spending? with this information i might be able to suggest a suitable outfit that will be practical and still of reasonable quality. Sadly fly fishing isn't a cheap sport, which i think puts a lot of people off but if you suggest a budget i will do my best to find a suitable outfit, also information on what he fishes for and where would be very useful. Failing this your best option would be to get him a gift certificate from bass pro for the amount you intended to spend, that way he gets exactly what he wants. *Update* Fisher_King, Merry Christmas, decided to come back to yahoo after most of my rivers have frozen over lol ;).
2. Why Not get him a gift card for bass pro and let him pick something out him self. http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PageDisplayView?langId=-1&storeId=10151&catalogId=1&pagename=GiftCardSelection&section=Home
3. your looking at any where from 150 to 300 dollars for a good fly rod and that is with out a reel bass pro has some exelent equipment but your gona pay for it and its gona hurt. here is a link for a higher end of medium quality rod you may want to consider as opposed to bass proshop or you may find it there chttp://www.fenwickfishing.com/prod.php?k=246444&sk=72979&p=PUREGTF%20764-2%20%20(1160892)
4. AIRFLO gets my vote for best answer. (PS- Dang good to see you here Airflo! Good to have one of our Flyfishing experts back! Before I forget- Merry X-mas)
5. a nice little H.L. Leonard rod and he would love you forever. or winston. or sage. and an abel reel. hmmm... l just happen to know someone with a matching serial number pair of their original clear creek models 1 and 2 in the original once only bronze finish available. never had line on 'em. purty little leather pouches for 'em too.
6. Get him a gift card! Then he can get what he wants and could put it to the rod that he want's Tell him to go test them out if they let him so he can chose the one right for him.