Kennebec River Outfitters - Serving the Middle/Upper Kennebec River Valley

In the day-to-day operation of a fly shop, you see first hand the results of buying Fly Fishing products from inexperienced personnel. Unfortunately, it is the consumer (time and money wasted) and the industry (consumer confidence) that is most negatively impacted by this type of transaction:

A reel spooled by a "Sporting Goods Store" contained a $50+ Double Taper Floating Fly Line that had been cut in half (leaving roughly 40 feet) to allow for what the clerk felt was a sufficient amount of backing for trout fishing (well over a 100 yards)?
A supposedly "Defective" reel recently purchased from a "Fishing Shop" was in fact set to Left-Hand Reel while the line was spooled for Right-Hand Reel (and the seller had deemed it "Fine" during a subsequent visit to the shop by the buyer).
An apparently under lined reel rigged at a "Fishing Shop" had the Fly Line knotted directly to the spindle leaving a one inch tag end buried beneath the coils.
An 8'6" 6-Weight Fly Rod was sold to a beginner as an "All-Around" Trout Rod by an employee at a large "Cataloger/ Sporting Goods Store".
A 9' 8-Weight Fly Rod was sold to an experienced Dry Fly Angler as the "Perfect" Wet Line Trout Rod by an employee of a "Fishing Store".
A reel spooled by a large "Cataloger/Sporting Goods Store" contained a $50+ fly line in which the taper had been cut off because the clerk had line left over on the spool due to overfilling the reel with backing leaving roughly 40' of basically Running Line!
A "Custom Made" Fly Rod purchased from a Rod Builder that did not cast as well as the angler expected was built with Ceramic Spin Casting Guides!
A rod sold by a large "Brand Specific Store" that would not fit back in the sock properly had a top section that was 3" longer than the bottom section (and this was the normal configuration for this model?)

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