| The most sophisticated and most sporting way to | | | | amount you want to pay. Then in the last day or |
| catch trout is with fly fishing tackle. Dry fly fishing | | | | so of the auction watch where the bids, if any, |
| is the ultimate and requires the most skill. Wet fly | | | | are going. Very often these days there is no |
| fishing is the most commonly used method and is | | | | bidding till the last few hours of the sale and most |
| actually fairly simple to do. Whatever method you | | | | bidding is concentrated in the last minute or two. |
| choose you will need a complete fly fishing outfit. | | | | This is where snipers place their bids in the hope |
| To buy such an outfit new can be quite | | | | that they will beat out other bidders. The final |
| expensive if you want really good tackle. A rod, | | | | snipe usually takes place in the last 10 seconds. |
| fly reel and line combo can cost several hundred | | | | If your bid is successful you can use PayPal to |
| dollars for high quality items. If you can,t afford | | | | pay the seller, either with your credit card or with |
| this, but still want top quality fly fishing tackle, you | | | | an Echeck which is drawn on the bank account |
| should seriously consider buying used equipment. A | | | | you have registered with PayPal. When payment |
| good used fly fishing outfit will cost half or less | | | | is completed the seller will parcel up the item and |
| the price of the same thing new. Don,t think of | | | | mail it to you. Your "find" will be in your hands |
| "used" as meaning discarded junk. Far from it. | | | | within a week or so usually. |
| Nearly new fly fishing outfits in excellent condition | | | | Take great care in picking the items you bid on. |
| are to be found if you know where to look. | | | | Make sure that you understand exactly what is |
| A prime source is online auctions such as eBay. | | | | for sale and don,t overbid in the excitement of |
| There you will find a daily changing list of hundreds | | | | the auction. Set your top price in advance and |
| or even thousands of fly fishing items listed for | | | | stick with it. You can obtain some excellent tackle, |
| sale.I t is simple to sign up for an eBay account | | | | in new condition, for well under half the new price |
| and you are then ready to bid on the items you | | | | quite often. If you are buying separate rod reel |
| have researched and found of interest. | | | | and line items, make sure that the rod is of the |
| Always read the description of the item carefully | | | | right size and weight for the reel and that the line |
| and if anything needs clarification email the seller | | | | matches also. That,s all there is to getting a great |
| and ask about it. Decide first on exactly what | | | | deal on used fly fishing tackle on eBay. |
| items you are looking for and the maximum | | | | |