Ed asked, "So what kind of rod and reel are you buying, Buz?"
LOL. I fished a lot in Louisiana as a youngster and as a young man. All salt water and success with fish was a given. Fly fishing is another story. When I moved up here I bought the books, the instructional videos, the rod, the vest, reel... all the right gear, talked with the guys in the pro shops, took the lessons, practiced casting on the lawn, caught a few blue gills in a near by pond and thought I was ready for the big league. Went with some friends up a stream and caught a load of trees, rocks and anything within 70 feet that would steal a fly except a fish.
So I put it all away but it does provide my wife with a few laughs every now and then.