Aventik Extreme Fly Fishing Combo Kit 0/1/2/3/4/5/6 Weight Starter Fly Fishing Rod and Reel Kit Outfit with One Travel Case

Perfect for back packing. Very well put together fishing kit. I've used it on local lakes, worked as expected. Great buy!

My Aventik 3/4wt fly combo just showed up at the front door! I couldn’t get it out of the shipping box fast enough! The rod/reel tube looks great…interesting “window” on one side. The other side has a zippered pocket that’s the perfect size for a couple fly boxes and some gear.The color and finish on the graphite rod are totally awesome! Very nice quality cork handle and the wood reel seat is beautiful!! The pre-spooled reel is the same as my other two Aventik graphite reels, just a size smaller, so it balances perfectly with the 8’1” rod and I know the drag and bearings will be great.I can’t wait to get this rig out on the water and take it for a test drive!

The media could not be loaded.  It handles nice. I like it. Switched to smaller reel as well

Disclosure: This was sent to me for free via the Vine program. I did not receive monetary compensation to write this review, just the product itself.It's fishing season around here and the sound of boats being launched is like a shipyard most days. Fishing is in full bloom, so to speak, and I figured it was high time for me to get back into it. I have a fly fishing pole but there's just ooooone problem.I don't know how to fly fish and it's a $300 Orvis.Frankly, I'm afraid to touch the thing because my hands tend to break whatever I touch. The Orvis rod was a gift but, as I said, I have NO idea how to fly fish. I've practiced casting in the back yard before but actually catching and reeling something in with a fly rod after spending nearly 34 years on a bait-caster? Frightening. I didn't want to snap a $300 fishing pole so I figured that, when I saw this come up for trial, I'd nab this so that I can actually...y'know...learn to fly fish without breaking out in cold sweats.Overall, this is a nice set. The rod itself is either carbon fiber or graphene and is fitted in sections onto the base of the pole. There's no guessing on alignment, you just line up the dots on each piece of the pole and the eyelets are good to go. You can't SHORTEN the rod (as each part is tapered to certain thickness and the end eyelet only fits on the second to the last piece) so bear that in mind. But the rod itself has a good whip and flex to it. Of course I'm nervous about testing the tensile strength (haven't caught anything yet) but I'll fish off that bridge when I get to it.The reel is also nice. It comes preloaded with line with the leader separate for you to put on. The line I got was green which, not the most camouflaged on water around here but fish are dumb and hungry. The reel has an adjustable tensioner for reeling in, as well, which is activated by turning a dial on the right side of the reel while it's in your hands. It comes with 12 flies, four of three different kinds (I don't know enough about flies to tell you what they are but I think one is a woolie bugger maybe I dunno) and a case for them with plenty of room for additional flies. It also comes with a line nipper and a retractable lanyard to keep it from landing in the drink (or, at least if it lands in the drink it gets reeled back up).Lastly is the case. The case is a two section-ish case. You unzip the zipper on the reel area which opens up and allows the base to drop out into your hands. The other sections are stored in separated sleeves on the top inside of the case. The case is rigid to protect everything, except for the reel cover. Reel cover is soft. The side of the reel cover has a zippered pouch for the nipper/lanyard, leader, and fly box.Overally, the kit is impressive. You get this in the mail and you're a fishing license away from heading out to the river (well, a cooler with sandwiches and beer, some cigars, and a license away). It's everything you'd need to just...go out there and fish. I haven't tested the tensile of the graphene rod (it's graphene, I checked) so if I get out there and catch a lunker that snaps it, I'll let you know. My only wish for this is that the handle was further back because the balance on this thing is pretty back heavy. Also, if it could come with barbless flies, that'd be great too. I had to crimp mine because ain't nobody got time for barbed hook savagery around here. Wasn't a big deal, just a nitpick. So for $93, do I think it's worth it? Sure. The fact that it often has coupons available for percentage off (it's now currently $85.56 with an 8% off coupon)? Definitely a surefire purchase. So get out there and get fishing. AND TELL ME YOUR HONEY HOLES BECAUSE I HAVEN'T CAUGHT A FISH IN FOREVER.

This rod and reel combo came with everything you would need to start fly fishing. If you have been wanting to get into the sport of fly fishing, but have been discouraged by the money you can put into all of the gear, start with this combo! The combo was delivered quickly and I was able to fish the next day with all of the items provided. Very good quality and the rod is very sensitive so you can really feel those fish bite. I purchased the 9 foot 4 weight rod and I am able to fish traditional dry flies and Euro Nymph at the same time. I would recommend this combo to anyone and I know they would have great success in using it!

This combo cast better than I expected, the only thing I question is that it is a 1wt rod, with a 3-4wt reel, sold as a 1wt combo, regardless of this, it cast great

First time fly fishing just watched some videos before my pole arrived and went out and gave it a shot. Fly fishing is much easier than it looks. Caught quite a bit of fish about 10 within an hour of fishing before sunset. Highly recommend for beginner learning came with everything needed.

The product arrived well packaged. It looks nice and works OK for my purpose AFTER I replaced the zip tie that holds on the reel and after using glue to stick the reel butt cover back on permanently.I never before saw a rod that had no screw on the rod. It did have a zip tie put on the rod seat that will hold the reel. To me that's laughable at best and angering at worst.When I took a quick glance at the rod after opening it looked like there might be a screw to tighten the reel in it's seat, so I cut off the zip tie that was around the reel and reel seat and the reel. That was a mistake. There was no way to adjust the tension against the rod seat and the reel "except" for the zip tie.Oooohhh AND the metal cover on the butt end of the rod fell off in my hand. The glue to hold that on didn't hold. The quality control person must have been taking a snooze break while this rod/reel was made.IF you don't mind the manufacturer fastening your reel to your rod with only a zip tie you might like this piece of kit.