My first rod and reel

[Stuntsurvivalist 0]

I finally have my outfit in the mail.

 

Its a 6wt 9ft 4pc redington crosswater, I cant wait to try it out.

[islander727 0]

Cool! The first of many, I'm sure. Get fishin!

[mikechell 0]

I like the color. I know nothing of the rod. I do suggest, however, that you go out in the yard and do some practice casting before you go to the water. Frustrating, if it's not casting like you want, and the fish are surfacing just beyond your maximum range.

[JayWirth 0]

My first rod was a Redington 9' 5wt with a much older hand me down Orvis Reel. It is a great rod and I have upgraded over the years but its always a joy to bring out the Redington now and again.

[skeet3t 0]

For casting technique, youtube is a goldmine! Suggest you check it out. If you can find something by Lefty Kreh, Joan Wulff, or Dave Whitlock, all the better.

[Dave G. 0]

Tim Rejeff master competition caster and owner of the company of his own designed rods, Echo Fly Rods has a series of you tube videos on casting, from basics, to in the wind , to distance.

 

Congrats on the new rod incidentally !

[Stuntsurvivalist 0]

Im taking it outside today to learn how to cast.

Ive watched a couple videos but it never hurts to watch more

 

I did not expect it to be that light weight.

[Dave G. 0]

Good luck !

[Steeldrifter 0]

Welcome to the lifetime addiction that is fly fishing

[Fish For Life 0]

That was my firdst fly rod as well, in a 5wt. It served me very well and got me into the world of fly fishing.

[Gene L 0]

Good looking outfit. If you can, practice over water as the line will pick up better on water as the surface tension will load the rod better. Also, I'd advise to practice first at short distances...fishing distances. Thirty or forty feet will catch a lot of fish.

 

It took me about a year to cast well enough to satisfy myself, but I'm a slow learner.

[Brian Myers 0]

The crosswater is a decent rod , I have a 9.5' 2pc 7wt that I a got about 4 years ago. It's seen a ton of use/abuse and is easy to cast. I only wish the 7wt. had more backbone. Keep an eye on the grip , I've have cork rings come unglued from the one above and/or below it. It's nothing a little epoxy and a few toothpicks to get the epoxy between the rings won't fix. Hopefully they used a better grip or glue on the newer ones. Definitely can't complain considering all the abuse it has put up with. What are you planning to chase with the 6wt. ?

[Dave G. 0]

You can do a lot of fishing with a 6 wt as your middle range rod. Around here anyway, since it's windy most of the time really. And most shops suggest a 6 wt for fresh water here as such ( and 8 for salt estuary fishing), it's not so much a requirement of holding fish as it is casting in those conditions. And that is how I started too ( long time ago now). Over the years you tend to fill in the weights for various purposes anyway but you gotta start someplce.