>>1275322I have never in my life been trout fishing. I'm from Louisiana. I have seen fly fisherman before, and to me it seems like train autism. If you honestly need all that gear to do it I'll just keep eating brim and bass.
That's just me. I REALLY wanted a telescopic pole back in the day, they are handy and they do light action fishing pretty well, but to me I knew in my environment they would rust quickly and break easily due to all the water snags. Sole reason I chose a dock runner. In a perfect world I'd choose the dock demons pole and the Shakespeare reel. I can literally catch anything with it. From ponds to ditches to bayos to lakes. Rapala lures for bass, corn for bluegill, or whatever really.