welllllll...I went a bit over my budget. double to be exact....lol!
I found a heck of a deal on a rod I would of never thought I would of owned. I got a 10ft 3wt Hardy Zenith, which was fished once and like brandy new, never registered! I couldn't pass it up.
Fished it Sunday morning for a couple hours and it.... is...... awesome. I didn't catch a thing in the Ken Lockwood Gorge, but had a blast for 3 hours. I was trying using a czech leader. Def need some more practice, though I felt pretty confident.