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I think the very basics are a 9 foot 9 weight and an intermediate line and/or a floating line, both if you can. A reasonable large arbor reel for 8/9 weight line. Buy a few tapered leaders at around 15lb, and some plain old 20lb mono and flouro. Do a little research to avoid a "fast" rod when purchasing for now to make learning to cast a bit easier. To tell you the truth, I pretty much buy everything except tying materials from Sierra Trading post (close outs of last years models) or online classifieds (fishing sites or fleabay). Most important thing to buy is those first casting lessons, but you can also find clubs doing it for free. I did a learn to fly fish with Lou Tabory in CT and it was a great way to start. I also watched the Lefty Kreh video because I am a very visual learner. That one is priceless. There are a bunch of youtube videos as well.
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