gosh, if youve never fly fished it is probably best not to invest too much dough. So, get a cheap martin kit, 6 wt(rod, line, reel) and then a leader and some poppers (bream getter is a good foam fly) and head out! You can get set up for under 50 bucks but this is a learner set up. I am getting ready to drop 200 on just a 4 wt rod. If you end up liking it, then go ahead and drop more dough. EJ