It 's not as fancy as the outfit you experts may have, but I figured for the money it would make a good learning outfit. Its a Dogwood Canyon, 8 wt with a 2 piece 9' rod from the BPS. If this one survives the learning process, I'll try to sneak a nice outfit into the house. I'm surprised the wife let me leave BPS with this one. I'll get my brother (aka flynurse) to teach me the ropes. I've already watched several casting tutorials on YouTube. The next step is fly tying. I picked up 3 store bought flies to start with.