HideHunter, I actually have a brandy-new fly rod and reel still sitting in its case from a year ago when I bought it. My oldest son has really got into it. We both bought the rods at the same time, but he got right after it and I've been too distracted by coyote hunting and having great success with my spin outfits. However, I'm going to try making fly fishing more of a priority this year.