i have not fly fished in forever, so take my advice below with a grain of salt lol. fly fishing can get SUPER technical and there is a million different ways to set up a fly setup for each fish you are wanting to catch lol. but talking about it....i believe im gonna get mine set back up and bring it to the mountains with me next year lol. perk of my girlfriend is hunting property up by the toccoa...and a private stretch of the toccoa to fish lol. i can limit out with good size fish in less than an hour if i kept everything lol.
this is a solid starter setup to get anyone started into the world of fly fishing though. just buy one of the generic box of flys (they usually have them by fish, like trout/bass/salt/etc), some extra leaders (and watch you tube vids on how to tie the leaders to the mainline, uses special knots.), and will be gtg for a few trips. you will slowly learn your needs and wants and start building up a collection of stuff.
unlike normal casting/spinning fishing rods where price is sorda meh, price really is a factor in good fly rods lol. the more you spend the better they get. and getting more technical depending on how you are casting can depend on what rod you want to use lol. for example i love to roll cast in the mountains, so a standard rod just doesnt cut it. i like a rod with a stiff backbone and a tip thats like a whip for good roll casts. you just have to find what fits your preferred style of casting for what area and what fish lol.
fly reels only really matter if you plan on using it to actually fight big fish, like largemouth/striped bass or saltwater. or big trout rivers where you can get into a big brown, i would spend i bit more on a good reel with a good brake system. for smaller fish you arent gonna use the reel to fight fish, just using your hand to pull in line and let it out. the reel is just for storage of the line lol.
the Line you use is also a huge factor. a better quality line (more expensive) will make casting 100 times better that cheap stuff. also have sinking/floating/semi-sinking/floating with just the tip sinking line lol. you can really pinpoint exactly how you wanna fish with what fly and for what species with a flyrod.
