Crystal River Fly Fishing Combo Kit

by Crystal River

Product Features

• 8 foot 3 piece fly rod, 6/7 weight rod and reel, Emerald Green E-Glass Blank, Eva Foam Grip, Graphite Reel Seat w. Stainless Steel hoods
• Aluminum oxide stripper guide
• Graphite body, Right hand retrieve reel, Built-in hook keeper
• Fly line, Tapered leader
• Two flies, Instructions for tying five basic fishing knots and general fly fishing

Product Description

Kit includes 8'0" 3-piece fly rod, graphite fly reel, fly line, tapered leader and two flies.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 36.5 x 5.9 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000X5Z8J0
• Item model number: C/CTFK1
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,949 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #2 in Sports & Outdoors > Hunting & Fishing > Fishing > Fly Fishing > Rod & Reel Combos
  • #6 in Sports & Outdoors > Hunting & Fishing > Fishing > Rod & Reel Combos

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beginners (or spare travel) Fly Rod & Reel, May 24, 2009

By 

Dermo (Virginia,USA.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crystal River Fly Fishing Combo Kit (Sports)

Great value.You get a good ,light, action rod .A perfectly functioning (plastic) reel,2 wet flies,fly-line and a leader. Ideal for learner/beginner or in my case an old veteran fisherman. You can easily replace the reel with a better model should you wish later. The rod has a nice even action and I was surprised at how good it reacted. Make sure to buy your own Flies before using it(As all flies are local and seasonal). I would recommend this .

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Crystal River Fly Rod Combo..., April 29, 2008

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Aaron P. Neilson "Kitchen Dude" (Alta Loma, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crystal River Fly Fishing Combo Kit (Sports)

This was just the product at a good price to get me interested in fly fishing. You will outgrow it in a couple of weeks though. Can't beat the price, but you do indeed get what you pay for. The reel is plastic, and I broke it when I...um...fell into the river. It does not come with backing, which is fine for beginners.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars worthless reel, dont buy, July 6, 2010

By 

anthony - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crystal River Fly Fishing Combo Kit (Sports)

Although this is the cheapest combo you can find. the reel is plastic and does not work as you would expect at the bare minimum. The tension settings are just plain poor and not adjustable beyond the weight of a nail.

You may want to consider something else but you will definitely want to purchase a different reel if you buy this, so you basically bought a rod and fly fishing line since the reel is useless.

If I knew the reel was one step up from a toy, I would of purchased the martin fly rod and reel combo. Its more money but will last for years and the reel is quite good and sturdy.
I would pass on crystal river if I was you.
By the way, I bought two crystal river kits and both reels were poorly made and operational so it wasnt just the one kit that was poorly made, it was both.