Thanks for the good advice, Clark and Justin.

I am fortunate in that cost isn't a big hurdle for me, even though I still try to be pretty frugal (I hear some of my fishing buddies laughing at that one ).

Yes, I have heard that putting together a fly rod combo isn't as simple as putting a 6wt rod with 6wt line...some combos "work", and some don't.

Add that to my total lack of experience, and I'm not sure I'm even the one who can tell if my combo "feels right."

Clarksville, hmmmm. Maybe next time I go to Patoka in the Spring, I'll just run to Clarksville first. I'd hate to drive all the way there just to buy one fly rod. I guess I'd have to buy a couple to make the trip worth my while LOL.