>>2260819>but the poles are pricey!>polesim sorry but i have to be snooty, it will save you from every guy in the fly shop looking at you like you're stupid when you go to a fly shop.
a pole is a very specific thing, which explicitly has no reel. "cane poles" are a piece of bamboo that is rather long, fairly straight, and reasonably bendy, with a line tied to the end. there are aslo fiberglass poles, which i have experience using (and breaking) which usually has just a ring to tie line to at the tip top. tenkara pole is also a pole, because, you guessed it, it's a bendy stick with a bite of line stuck on the thin end.
a rod is commonly and incorrectly called a pole. a rod is characterized by several guides along a blank and either a built in reel, or some way to affix one. a fly rod is a rod, a surf casting rod is a rod, a spinning rod is a rod, you get the idea.
back to used gear, i really dont like it. consider the following
>guy buys a rod>uses it exactly once>whacks it in to a rock>it doesn't break there right away, but on close inspection the rod blank is compromised>guy can't claim warranty himself on it because "sir you hit this with a rock, that's not a manufacturer's defect.">guy sells rod online>gently used fly rod, only used a few times>you buy the fly rod>it shows up>hype.png>go fishing asap>bump a rock with your fly>SET_HOOK.exe>rod snaps>fishing day is overi understand it's expensive, and i like my expensive rods, but strongly consider instead of spending $470 on a single rod, going out, and buying a couple entry level rods. rods that are of reasonable quality that will be servicable for many seasons, and if you do break it, you know you use it enough that it might be worth upgrading. example, for the cost of that one rod, i could get myself the following combos and use them effectively
>6'6'' 4wt cabelas cgr, echo base reel, and aircel line>9' 8wt echo base, redington behemoth reel, and a 275-grain commando head 
